gnida

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gňida.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡnʲida/

gnida f (diminutive gnidka)

1. (zoology) nit (egg of a louse)

• gnidaty

• 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

 

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gnida

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gňida.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɲi.da/

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• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: gni‧da

gnida f (related adjective gnidowy)

1. nit (egg of a louse)

gnida m pers or f

1. (colloquial, derogatory) scumbag (contemptible person)

   Synonym: szuja

Masculine declension:

Feminine declension:

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

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

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

1. to rub

• gnugga (“rub hard with small movements”)

• gnida in Svensk ordbok.