baldas

See also: baldás

Lithuanian

Etymology

Of unclear origin.

The traditional linkage of the term to the same word family as báldyti (“to knock, make noise”), bélsti (“to knock, speak with animation”), and bildė́ti (“to knock”) is semantically far-fetched; however, for a semantic parallel, compare English knick-knack, which describes ornaments and likely traces back to a root denoting "knocking" etymologically.

It is also worth noting that báldyti has a second, possibly unrelated, usage meaning "to paint (walls, etc.) white" and "to bleach (cloth, etc.)", which seems related to báltas (“white”). It is possible that bal̃das derives from this usage instead, and the presumed semantic shift would not be quite as drastic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɐldɐs]

Noun

bal̃das m (plural bal̃dai) stress pattern 4

1. furniture

Usage notes

In practice, only used in the plural form, bal̃dai.

Declension

Declension of bal̃das

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	bal̃das	baldaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas)	bal̃do	baldų̃
dative (naudininkas)	bal̃dui	baldáms
accusative (galininkas)	bal̃dą	baldùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	baldù	baldaĩs
locative (vietininkas)	baldè	balduosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	bal̃de	baldaĩ

Portuguese

Verb

baldas

1. second-person singular present indicative of baldar

Spanish

Noun

baldas f pl

1. plural of balda

Verb

baldas

1. second-person singular present indicative of baldar