neglītums
Latvian
Etymology
From neglīts (“ugly”) + -ums (with neglīts from ne- + glīts (“pretty, neat”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA: [nɛglîːtums]
Noun
neglītums m, 1st declension
- (usually singular) ugliness, unattractiveness (the quality of that which is ugly)
- viņš pastāvīgi pārdzīvo savu neglītumu — he is constantly worried about his ugliness
- bet kurš vīrietis tad neglītuma dēļ paliek neapprecēts? — but what man then remained unmarried only because of his ugliness?
- mēness gaisma bija saudzīga, tā neatklāja Oskara mitekļa nožēlojamo neglītumu — the moonlight was considerate, it did not reveal the abject ugliness of Oskars' living quarters
- defect, fault
- Emīls Kalns nevarēja atrast receptes un zāles pret savu nedabīgo riebumu, kādu tam radīja cilvēku sīkie miesas neglītumi: blaugznas, strutas acīs... — Emīls Kalns could not find a prescription and medicine against his unnatural disgust, caused by people's petty physical defects (lit. uglinesses): dandruff, pus in the eye...
Declension
declension of neglītums
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | neglītums | neglītumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | neglītumu | neglītumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | neglītuma | neglītumu |
| dative (datīvs) | neglītumam | neglītumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | neglītumu | neglītumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | neglītumā | neglītumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | neglītum | neglītumi |