See also: gärds and gårds

English

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Noun

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gards

  1. plural of gard

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Gothic

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Romanization

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gards

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃

Latvian

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Etymology

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From an old verb *gart (to heat, to grow hot), from the same stem as garša (taste) and gars (spirit; vapor, steam) (q.v.), all from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-, with an extra suffix -d.

The original meaning was presumably “heated” (e.g., cooked on a fire) > “prepared, ready” > “tasty.”[1]

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  • IPA(key): [ɡâɾts]
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Adjective

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gards (definite gardais, comparative gardāks, superlative visgardākais, adverb gardi)

  1. tasty, delicious (having pleasant taste)
    gards ēdiensdelicious food
    gardas ogasdelicious berries
    gards siersdelicious cheese
    gardas pusdienasdelicious lunch
  2. (figuratively) delicious, delightful (causing pleasant feelings)
    gardi smieklidelicious, delightful laughter

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “gards”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN