šķēres

See also: šķērēs

Latvian

Šķēres

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German schere or from Middle Dutch scheer, both meaning “scissors” (cf. also German Schere). It is first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃcɛ̄ːɾɛs]

Noun

šķēres f (5th declension)

1. scissors (tool for cutting, consisting of two interconnected blades facing each other)

   griezt audumu ar šķērēm ― to cut fabric with scissors

   drēbnieka šķēres ― tailor's scissors

   dārznieka šķēres ― gardener's scissors

Usage notes

Šķēres is most frequent term for “scissors.” Its synonym grieznes is apparently in competition with it.

Declension

Declension of šķēres (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	—	šķēres
accusative (akuzatīvs)	—	šķēres
genitive (ģenitīvs)	—	šķēru
dative (datīvs)	—	šķērēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	—	šķērēm
locative (lokatīvs)	—	šķērēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	šķēres

Synonyms

• (of "shears"): dzirkles
• grieznes