spīde
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From the same stem as spīdēt, made into a feminine 5th-declension noun (ending -e).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spīde f (5th declension)
- gloss, luster, shine
- bet pāri ceļam, slēpjot durkļu spīdi, Rīgas pulka karavīri visi savās vietās ― but across the road, hiding the shine of the bayonets, the soldiers of the Riga regiment (are) all in their positions
- (of minerals) part of the name of certain minerals or ores consisting of metals combined generally with sulphur
- kobalta spīde ― colbatite (lit. cobalt shine), CoAsS
- svina spīde (= galenīts) ― galenite (lit. lead shine), PbS
Declension edit
Declension of spīde (5th declension)