arums
Latvian
Arums
Etymology
From ar(t) (“to plow”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
Noun
arums m, 1st declension
- (chiefly singular) plowing, plowed land (the past action or the result of plowing)
- rudens arums — autumn plowing, plowed area
- sekls arums — shallow plowing
- pārbaudīt vakardienas arumu — to check yesterday's plowing
- tēvs noara vagu kā pa diegu, vagu pie vagas; gan es gribēju darīt tāpat, bet mans arums iznāk tādām vien retām, nevienādām vagām — father plowed furrows as if (following) a thread, furrow next to furrow; I wanted to do the same, but my plowing came out with few, uneven furrows
- (chiefly plural) plowed soil, plowed area, tillage; the layer of soil that is overturned by plowing
- staigāt, brist pa arumiem — to walk, to wade through plowed land
- noecēt arumus — to harrow the plowed earth
- klons krogā stipri bedrains un nelīdzens, gandrīz kā arumi — the earthen floor in the tavern was very bumpy, uneven, almost like plowed earth
Declension
declension of arums