Latvian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Livonian tierōda (steel), a compound of tierā (blade) (from Proto-Finnic *terä) + rōda (iron) (from Proto-Finnic *rauta).

Noun edit

tērauds m (1st declension)

  1. steel (hard metal, an alloy of iron, carbon and sulfur)
    ciets kā tēraudshard as steel
    nerūsošs, nerūsošais tēraudsstainless steel
    tērauda plāksnesteel plate
    tērauda lējumisteel castings
    tērauda lietuvesteel foundry

Declension edit

See also edit