tērauds

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Livonian tierōda (“steel”), a compound of tierā (“blade”) (from Proto-Finnic *terä) + rōda (“iron”) (from Proto-Finnic *rauta).

Noun

tērauds m (1st declension)

  1. steel (hard metal, an alloy of iron, carbon and sulfur)
    ciets kā tērauds ― hard as steel
    nerūsošs, nerūsošais tērauds ― stainless steel
    tērauda plāksne ― steel plate
    tērauda lējumi ― steel castings
    tērauda lietuve ― steel foundry

Declension

See also

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