Meaning of gredzens | Babel Free

Definitions

1. ring (round piece of metal worn around the finger as a jewel or as a symbol)
   declension-1, masculine
2. ring (round piece of metal covering another circular or cylindrical object)
   declension-1, masculine
3. ring (something with the form of a ring (1, 2) or spiral)
   declension-1, masculine
4. circle, circular (principle for composing works of art so that their end is equal or similar to their beginning)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“gredzens ar dārgakmeni”

ring with a precious stone

“zelta, briljanta, rubīna gredzens”

golden, diamond, ruby ring

“dāvināt gradzenu”

to give a ring

“laulības gredzens”

a wedding ring

“Vilma savu laulības gredzenu bija atstājusi mājās, jo tā tikai tāda veca mode: staigāt visur ar riņķi pirkstā”

Vilma had left her wedding ring home, because that was just an old fashion: to go everywhere with the ring in (one's) finger

“ikdienas rota senlatviešiem bija gredzeni... tos nēsāja uz abu roku visiem pirkstiem, izņemot īkšķi... bieži vien vienu pirkstu rotāja pat vairāki gredzeni”

rings were an everyday ornament of ancient Latvians... they wore them on all fingers of both hands, except for the thumb... often (they) adorned one finger with several rings

“virzuļa gredzens”

piston ring

“noņemt putnam no kājas gredzenu”

to remove the ring from a bird's legs

“koka gadskārtu gredzeni”

tree annual rings

“Saturna gredzeni”

Saturn's rings

“nervu gredzens”

nerve ring

“izpūst gaisā dūmu gredzenus”

to blow smoke rings in the air

“(sa)griezt gredzenā”

to cut (something) in a circle (= creating a circular or spiral shape)

“čūska saritinājās gredzenā”

the snake rolled itself up into a ring

“romāns radīts pēc gredzena principā”

a roman written according to the principle of circularity

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