svarīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From svarīgs (important) +‎ -ums (with svarīgs from svars (important) +‎ -īgs).

Noun

svarīgums m, 1st declension

  1. importance, significance (the quality of that which is important)
    misija, kuras svarīgumu mēs sevišķi spilgti izjūtam — a mission whose importance we feel very brightly
    pēc svarīguma uzdevumus iedala piecās kategorijās — according to importance, tasks are divided into five categories
  2. self-importance, pride
    saimnieka svarīgums — host's importance, attitude
  3. (rare) weight, heaviness
    akmens svarīgums — the weight of the stone

Declension

Synonyms

  • (importance): nozīmība, nozīmīgums
  • (weight): smagums
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