raudas

See also: Raudas and raudās

Latvian

Etymology 1

A form of rauda (“roach”, fish sp.).

Noun

raudas f

1. inflection of rauda:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

From the same stem as raudāt (“to cry”), made into a (plural) 4th-declension feminine noun.

Noun

raudas f (4th declension)

1. crying, weeping (shedding of tears, usually accompanied by uneven breathing (sobbing) and unarticulated sounds, caused by one's emotional state)

   skaļas raudas ― loud crying

   aizturēt raudas ― to hold the crying, the tears

   nāk raudas ― crying, tears are coming

   gribu aizturēt raudas, bet tās laužas ārā no sirds ― I want to hold (my) crying, but it is coming from the depths of my heart

   ja zīdainis raud īsi pirms barošanas, var mierīgi viņam ļaut dažas minūtes pakliegties, iemesls raudām te ir zināms ― if the baby cries just before feeding, one can let him shout a few minutes, the reason for the crying is known

Declension

Declension of raudas (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	—	raudas
genitive	—	raudu
dative	—	raudām
accusative	—	raudas
instrumental	—	raudām
locative	—	raudās
vocative	—	raudas

Synonyms

• raudāšana
• raudiens

Derived terms

• raudāt
• raudulis, raudule
• raudulība
• raudulīgs, raudulīgums

Etymology 3

A form of the dialectal adjective rauds (“red, reddish yellow”).

Adjective

raudas

1. (dialectal) genitive feminine singular of rauds
2. (dialectal) nominative feminine plural of rauds
3. (dialectal) accusative feminine plural of rauds

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraudas/ [ˈrau̯.ð̞as]
• Rhymes: -audas
• Syllabification: rau‧das

Adjective

raudas

1. feminine plural of raudo

Noun

raudas

1. plural of rauda