stingrums
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From stingrs (“firm, strong, strict”) + -ums.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stingrums m (1st declension)
- (of material objects) firmness, rigidity, strength (capacity of resisting mechanical forces without harm)
- konstrukcijas stingrums ― firmness of design
- atsperes stingrums ― the rigidity of the spring
- auduma stingrums ― the rigidity, strength of the fabric
- (of living beings, their bodies) firmness, strength, sturdiness
- ķermeņa stingrums ― bodily firmness, strength
- stumbra stingrums ― firmness of trunk (speaking of trees)
- (of actions, phenomena) firmness, strength, intensity
- tvēriena stingrums ― the firmness of the hold, grip
- vēja stingrums ― the firmness, strength of the wind
- (of ideas, norms, principles, actions) firmness, strictness, severity, rigor
- ar savu cieto stingrumu man vajadzēja ļaudis paglābt ― with my hard (= steadfast) firmness I had to save (the) people
- saņēmis viņu ap pleciem, viņš stingri noteica: “bet tagad tev jāiet mājās”... Mirdza saprata, ka stingrums balsī vairāk domāts viņam pašam ― holding her by (her) shoulders, he firmly stated: “but now you have to go home”... Mirdza understood that the firmness, strictness, severity in (his) voice was meant rather for himself
Usage notes edit
Stingrība usually refers to abstractions ("strictness", "rigour") while stingrums tends to refer to concrete things ("firmness", "rigidity"), though there is some overlap in their uses.
Declension edit
Declension of stingrums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stingrums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stingrumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stingruma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | stingrumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stingrumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stingrumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stingrum | — |