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Etymology edit

From valgans (humid, most, damp) +‎ -ums.

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valganums m (1st declension)

  1. humidity, moisture, dampness (a certain, usually small, amount of liquid or moisture (water, vapor) in some medium)
    smilšu valganumssand moisture, humidity
    gaisā gan valganums, tas uz lielo atkusnithere is moisture, humidity in the air, from a big (ice) thaw
    tikai meitenes acis vairs nesmējās kā citkārt... un parastā kaisles valganuma vietā viņās mirdzēja asarasonly (= but) the girl's eyes didn't laugh as they used to... and (now) tears shone in them, instead of the usual brightness (lit. dewiness, dampness) of enthusiasm and passion

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