lieliskums

Latvian

Etymology

From lielisks (“great”) +‎ -ums (with lielisks from liels (“big, large”) +‎ -isks).

Pronunciation

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Noun

lieliskums m (1st declension)

1. great, wonderful character, greatness, excellence, magnificence

   cilvēka lieliskums ― a person's great character

   aktiera profesionālais lieliskums ― an actor's professional excellence

   dienas lieliskums ― the greatness, excellence of the day

   redzes lieliskums ― visual splendor

   panākumu lieliskums ― the magnificence of success

   telpai lukturi piešķir svinīgumu un lieliskumu ― the lights gave the room solemnity and magnificence

Declension

Declension of lieliskums (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lieliskums	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	lieliskumu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lieliskuma	—
dative (datīvs)	lieliskumam	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	lieliskumu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	lieliskumā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	lieliskum	—

Synonyms

• izcilība

Related terms

• liels, lielums
• lielisks