gnida

See also: gnīda, gnīdā, gnidą, and гнида

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gňida.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnʲida/

Noun

gnida f (diminutive gnidka)

  1. nit (egg of a louse)

Declension
Declension of gnida
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gnida gniźe gnidy
Genitive gnidy gnidowu gnidow
Dative gniźe gnidoma gnidam
Accusative gnidu gniźe gnidy
Instrumental gnidu gnidoma gnidami
Locative gniźe gnidoma gnidach

Derived terms
  • gnidaty

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “gnida”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “gnida”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gňida.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɲi.da/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: gni‧da

Noun

gnida f

  1. nit; egg of a louse
  2. (offensive, mildly vulgar) scumbag (contemptible person)
    Synonym: szuja

Declension
Declension of gnida
singular plural
nominative gnida gnidy
genitive gnidy gnid
dative gnidzie gnidom
accusative gnidę gnidy
instrumental gnidą gnidami
locative gnidzie gnidach
vocative gnido gnidy

Derived terms
adjective
  • gnidowy

Further reading
  • gnida in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gnida in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gníða, from Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną. Cognate with Danish gnide and English gnide.

Verb

gnida (present gnider, preterite gned, supine gnidit, imperative gnid)

  1. to rub

Conjugation
Conjugation of gnida (class 1 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive gnida gnidas
Supine gnidit gnidits
Imperative gnid —
Imper. plural1 gniden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gnider gned gnids, gnides gneds
Ind. plural1 gnida gnedo gnidas gnedos
Subjunctive2 gnide gnede gnides gnedes
Participles
Present participle gnidande
Past participle gniden
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also
  • gnugga (“rub hard with small movements”)

Further reading
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