parastums
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From parasts (“normal, usual, ordinary”) + -ums.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
parastums m (1st declension)
- normalcy, ordinariness, usualness (the state or quality of that which is normal, ordinary, usual)
- krāsu parastums ― the ordinariness of the colors
- pasākuma parastība ― the ordinariness of the measure, action
- aktieru tendence uz piesardzīgu viduvējību, parastumu ― the actors' tendency toward prudent mediocrity, ordinariness
- ikdienā ir cilvēka parastums un neparastums, lielums un niecība ― every day there is human ordinariness and extraordinariness, greatness and futility
Declension edit
Declension of parastums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | parastums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | parastumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | parastuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | parastumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | parastumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | parastumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | parastum | — |