raudas

A form of rauda (“roach”, fish sp.).

raudas f

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

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

• raudāšana
• raudiens

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

raudas

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

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

raudas

1. feminine plural of raudo

raudas

1. plural of rauda