Danish

Noun

vads n

1. genitive singular indefinite of vad
2. genitive plural indefinite of vad

Latvian

Gāzes vads (1)

Elektrības vads (3)

Vads (4)

Etymology

From the same stem as the verbs vadīt, vest ‎(“to drive, to lead”) (q.v.). The original meaning was thus “leader,” “one who leads;” the technical meaning of “duct,” “pipe,” “vessel” arose in the 1920s, under the influence of Russian провод ‎(próvod), German Leitung. Cognates include Lithuanian vãdas ‎(“leader, commander”), Slavic -voda in compounds such as Russian historical воевода ‎(voevóda, “war leader”), Czech vévoda ‎(“duke”), Polish wojewoda ‎(“ruler of a region, district”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vats]

Noun

vads m (1st declension)

1. pipe, tube, duct, chute (a cylindrical structure for transporting fluids)

   tvaika vads‎ ― steam pipe

   ūdensvads‎ ― aqueduct

   atkritumu vads‎ ― garbage chute

   centrālapkures vads‎ ― central heating pipe

   degvielas, eļļas, gāzes vads‎ ― fuel, oil, gas pipeline

2. (anatomy) tube- or pipe-like organ in the body

   asinsvads‎ ― blood vessel

   barības vads‎ ― oesophagus (lit. feeding tube)

3. cable, wire used for electrical power transmission

   augstsprieguma vads‎ ― high tension cable

   izolēts vads‎ ― insulated wire

   elektrības, telefona vads‎ ― electrical, telephone wire

   izvilkt vadu cauri istabai‎ ― to pull a wire through a room

4. dragnet, seine

   zvejot ar vadu‎ ― to fish with a dragnet

   vilkt vadu‎ ― to pull a dragnet

5. (military) platoon (the lowest military tactical sub-unit)

   kājnieku vads‎ ― infantry platoon

   vada komandieris‎ ― platoon commander

Declension

Derived terms

• asinsvads
• barības vads
• elpvads
• ievads
• ūdensvads

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “vads”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Swedish

Noun

vads

1. indefinite genitive singular of vad
2. indefinite genitive plural of vad