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raudas
raudas
See also: raudās
Latvian
Noun
raudas f
- genitive singular form of rauda
- nominative plural form of rauda
- vocative plural form of rauda
- accusative plural form of rauda
Etymology 2
From the same stem as raudāt (“to cry”), made into a (plural) 4th-declension feminine noun.
Noun
raudas f (4th declension)
- crying, weeping (shedding of tears, usually accompanied by uneven breathing (sobbing) and unarticulated sounds, caused by one's emotional state)
- skaļas raudas ― loud crying
- aizturēt raudas ― to hold the crying, the tears
- nāk raudas ― crying, tears are coming
- gribu aizturēt raudas, bet tās laužas ārā no sirds ― I want to hold (my) crying, but it is coming from the depths of my heart
- ja zīdainis raud īsi pirms barošanas, var mierīgi viņam ļaut dažas minūtes pakliegties, iemesls raudām te ir zināms ― if the baby cries just before feeding, one can let him shout a few minutes, the reason for the crying is known
Declension
Declension of raudas (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | raudas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | raudas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | raudu |
| dative (datīvs) | — | raudām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | raudām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | raudās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | raudas |
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Etymology 3
A form of the dialectal adjective rauds (“red, reddish yellow”).
Adjective
raudas