baigums
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom baigs (“terrible, dreadful”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editbaigums m (1st declension)
- dreadfulness, grimness (the quality or state of that which is terrible, dreadful, grim)
- kara postažas baigums ― the dreadfulness of war desolation
- dread, gloomy feelings and fears
- nekur visā apkārtnē nebija manāma ne mazākā dzīvība, un tas viesa zēna sirdī baigumu ― nowhere in the whole neighborhood there was any noticeable living thing, and this caused dread in the boy's heart
Declension
editDeclension of baigums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | baigums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | baigumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | baiguma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | baigumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | baigumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | baigumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | baigum | — |