Latvian

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Etymology

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From dīvains (strange, peculiar) +‎ -ums (with dīvains from dīvs (fantastic creature) +‎ -ains).

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Noun

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dīvainums m (1st declension)

  1. strangeness (the quality of that which is strange)
    izskata dīvainumsappearance strangeness, the strangeness of the appearance (of someone, something)

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