gigantisms
English
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editgigantisms
Latvian
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Etymology
editFrom gigants (“giant”) + -isms.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editgigantisms m (1st declension)
- gigantism (excessive growth of an individual's body or body part, usually due to excessive production of growth hormones)
- ja cilvēka augums pārsniedz 2 metrus, runā par gigantismu ― if a person's height excedes 2 meters, one speaks of gigantism
- ja piedzimst bērns, kura hipofīze producē pārāk daudz hormona, tad izveidojas tā sauktais gigantisms... tāds bērns izaug 2 līdz 2,5 m garumam, saglabājot ķermeņa proporcionalitāti ― if a child is born whose pituitary gland produces too much hormone, then occurs the so-called gigantism... such a child grows up to 2 to 2.5m, conserving body proportions
Declension
editDeclension of gigantisms (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | gigantisms | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | gigantismu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | gigantisma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | gigantismam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | gigantismu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | gigantismā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | gigantism | — |