bļoda

Borrowed from Old East Slavic блюдо (bljudo, “table, dish”) (cf. Belarusian блю́да (bljúda, “plate, dish”), Russian блю́до (bljúdo, “dish, food”)), itself a borrowing from Germanic (cf. Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 (biuþs, “table”)). In Latvian, the borrowing must be old (from before the 13th century), as attested by the presence of o ([uo]) in it.[1]

• IPA^(key): [bʎūōda]

bļoda f (4th declension)

1. bowl, dish, deep plate (e.g., for soup)

   stikla bļoda ― glass bowl

   māla bļoda ― clay bowl

   zupas bļoda ― soup bowl, dish

   pasniegt zupu bļodā ― to serve the soup in a bowl, dish

2. the contents of such a bowl or dish

   uz galdiņa neaiztikta stāvēja saimnieces ienestā kāpostu bļoda ― on the little table, the bowl of cabbages that (our) hostess had brought stood untouched

3. basin (e.g., for washing)

   mazgājamā bļoda ― wash basin

   palikusi mazgājamo bļodu zem krāna, Ilga skatās, kā lēni plūst ūdens ― having placed the washing basin under the faucet, Ilga watched as the water slowly flew (in)