gards

== English == === Noun === gards plural of gard === Anagrams === Grads, dargs, drags, grads == Gothic == === Romanization === gards romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 == Latvian == === Etymology === From an old verb *gart (“to heat, to grow hot”), from the same stem as garša (“taste”) and gars (“spirit; vapor, steam”) (q.v.), all from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-, with an extra suffix -d. The original meaning was presumably “heated” (e.g., cooked on a fire) > “prepared, ready” > “tasty.” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡâɾts] === Adjective === gards (definite gardais, comparative gardāks, superlative visgardākais, adverb gardi) tasty, delicious (having pleasant taste) gards ēdiens ― delicious food gardas ogas ― delicious berries gards siers ― delicious cheese gardas pusdienas ― delicious lunch (figuratively) delicious, delightful (causing pleasant feelings) gardi smiekli ― delicious, delightful laughter ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== garšīgs ==== Derived terms ==== gardums === References ===