CilmeFrom the same stem as the verb glaust (“to smooth, to pet”) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *glewd-, *glūd, *glud (“to press, to smear, to stick”). An original Proto-Baltic u-stem *gludus was replaced in Latvian by a parallel o-stem form, from which came gluds, and a parallel yo-stem form, which gave rise to dialectal glužs, from which also the standard Latvian adverb gluži (“quite; completely”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian gludùs (“smooth, flat; sleek; lovely”).
- smooth (without much friction, without surface irregularities like bumps, holes, etc.)
“gluds ledus, papīrs, dēlis” — smooth ice, paper, board
“gludi oļi” — smooth pebbles
“gluda grīda” — smooth floor
- smooth (without waves)
“ugunskura dūmi lēni plūst pār gludo upes līmeni” — the campfire smoke slowly flows above the smooth river level
- smooth (without wrinkles, rash; also without hair, beard)
“gluda piere, seja” — smooth forehead, face
“gluds zods” — smooth chin
- smooth, sleek (neatly, carefully combed, without curls)
“gludi mati” — smooth hair
“gluda galva” — smooth head (of hair)
“zirgam gludas krēpes” — the horse (has) a smooth mane
- smooth (flowing well, well written, without problems, with the right style)
“Krūmam ļoti patika tādi rakstnieki, kuriem gludi teikumi, visi komati un punkti, kā pienākas” — Krūms liked writers who had smooth sentences, (with) all commas and periods, as it should be
- smooth (without problems, difficulties, failures)
“nav jau arī mana dzīve bijusi diezin cik gluda” — then again my life hasn't been hardly that smooth
Formasgludais(definite) · gludāks(comparative) · visgludākais(superlative) · gludi(adverb) · gluds(masculine, nominative, singular) · gludi(masculine, nominative, plural) · gluda(feminine, nominative, singular) · gludas(feminine, nominative, plural) · gluda(genitive, masculine, singular) · gludu(genitive, masculine, plural) · gludas(feminine, genitive, singular) · gludu(feminine, genitive, plural) · gludam(dative, masculine, singular) · gludiem(dative, masculine, plural) · gludai(dative, feminine, singular) · gludām(dative, feminine, plural) · gludu(accusative, masculine, singular) · gludus(accusative, masculine, plural) · gludu(accusative, feminine, singular) · gludas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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