Meaning of gnīda | Babel Free

Definitions

1. nit (lice eggs)
   declension-4, feminine, masculine
2. locative singular of gnīda
   feminine, form-of, locative, masculine, singular
3. (also masculine, dat. gnīdam) nit, maggot (despicable, worthless person)
   declension-4, feminine, figuratively, masculine

Examples

“gnīdas matos”

nits in the hair

“galvas utis apmetas cilvēka matos; pie matiem tās pielīmē savas oliņas - gnīdas”

head lice settle on human hair; and by that hair they stick their eggs: nits

“vārīja ilgi un teica, ka nu vairs neviena gnīda dzīva nebūšot palikusi”

she boiled (the clothes) for a long time and (then) said that not a single living nit had remained

“tas bijis turpat kaimiņa saimnieks, īsts gnīda”

that had been the neighbor, a true nit (= despicable person)

““tu mani te nebaidi, gnīda!” tēvocis izkliedza”

“so you're not afraid of me here, you maggot!” (his) uncle shouted

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