vads

vads n

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

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]

• IPA^(key): [vats]

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

• asinsvads
• barības vads
• elpvads
• ievads
• ūdensvads

vads

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