aizgalds

Latvian

Etymology

From aiz- +‎ galds (“table; (archaic) log, board”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [àjzɡâlts]

• Audio:

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Noun

aizgalds m (1st declension)

1. (rare) compartment in a barn or animal shed to keep pigs, sheep, calves, etc.; stall, pen

   aizgalds baroklim ― a pen for fattening (pigs)

   sivēnu aizgalds ― piglet pen

   teļu aizgalds ― calf pen

   ierīkot aizgaldu ― to set up a pen, stall

   Marija iekāpa aizgaldā, notupās pakaišos un apsveicinājās ar katru jēru atsevišķi ― Marija got into the pen, knelt (by) the (calf) litter and greeted every calf separately

2. (dialectal) compartment under a building, in a basement or cellar

   vislielākais aizgalds pagrabā bija aizņemts ar kartupeļiem, kuri aizsedza gandrīz visu pakaļējo akmens sienu ― the largest comparment in the basement was taken (= filled) with potatoes, which hid most of the rear stone wall

Declension

Declension of aizgalds (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	aizgalds	aizgaldi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	aizgaldu	aizgaldus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	aizgalda	aizgaldu
dative (datīvs)	aizgaldam	aizgaldiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	aizgaldu	aizgaldiem
locative (lokatīvs)	aizgaldā	aizgaldos
vocative (vokatīvs)	aizgald	aizgaldi

See also

• kūts