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šķēres

šķēres

See also: šķērēs

Latvian

Šķēres

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

Declension

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), šķēres”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7