niknums
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom nikns (“wild, raging, furious”) + -ums.
Noun
editniknums m (1st declension)
- fury, rage, ferocity (emotional state characterized by strong anger, hostility, aggressiveness)
- viņa seja raustījās niknumā ― his face twitched in fury
- Krišam uznāk tāds niknums, ka viņš gandrīz grib iemest šo cilvēku aukstajā vilnī ― Krišs felt such rage that he almost wanted to throw this person into the cold wave
- anger, fury, agitation (in animals), desire to attack
- nevaldāmā niknumā riedams, suns metas uz durvīm ― barking in uncontrollable fury, the dog threw himself at the door
- anger, fury (quality of that which expresses angry feelings)
- skatiena niknums ― the anger of the look
- suņa reju niknums ― the fury of the dog's barks
- anger, fury (intensity, strong desire, enthusiasm)
- jaunais matrozis ar niknumu metās virsū iluminatoru stikliem ar lupatu un ūdeni ― the young seaman threw himself with fury on the porthole windows with a rag and water (to clean the windows)
Declension
editDeclension of niknums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | niknums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | niknumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | niknuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | niknumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | niknumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | niknumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | niknum | — |