slida

See also: slída and slidā

Latvian

Adjective

slida

  1. (dialectal form) genitive singular masculine form of slids
  2. (dialectal form) nominative singular feminine form of slids

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish slidh, from Old Norse slíðr (“sword”), related to the verb slíta (“to tear apart, slice”), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną.[1]

Noun

slida c

  1. a scabbard for knives
  2. (anatomy, figuratively, by extension) a vagina
    Synonym: vagina

Declension
Declension of slida 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slida slidan slidor slidorna
Genitive slidas slidans slidors slidornas

Synonyms
  • (scabbard): balja c (for e.g. sabres), skida (for swords in general)

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 923-927

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