Latvian

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Etymology

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From lokans (flexible) +‎ -ums.

Noun

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lokanums m (1st declension)

  1. flexibility, agility (the quality of that which is flexible, agile)
    zara lokanumsbranch flexibility (capacity to be bent without breaking)
    čūskas lokanumsa snake's flexibility
    ērģelnieks strādāja rokām un kājām, taisni brīnums, kur viņam vēl radās tas lokanumsthe organist worked with his hands and feet, one just wonders where he found such flexibility

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