Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From skaļš (loud) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation edit

  This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Noun edit

skaļums m (1st declension)

  1. (physics, of sounds) loudness, volume (the degree of audible perceptibility that characterizes a certain intensity of sound)
    skaļuma mērvienībasunit of loudness
    skaļuma regulēšanaadjusting the volume
    simt decibelu skaļumāat a volume of a hundred decibels
    skaņas stiprums raksturo fizikālu procesu neatkarīgi no tā, vai to uztver klausītājs vai ne, bet skaļums ir subjektīva īpašībathe sound intensity characterizes a physical process independently of whether the hearer perceives it or not, whereas loudness is a subjective quality
  2. loud noise, sound (situation in a place, in nature, in an environment, etc., where there is much sound; situation in a place in which many people talk, laugh, sing, etc.)
    pie upes lejā ir skaļums un dzīvībadown by the river there is sound and life
    cehā bija burzma un balsu skaļumsin the workshop there was activity and the noise of voices
    viss aprimis un sastindzis... skaļums un smiekli tikai ap skolnieku slidotavāmall silent and numb... noise and laughs only around the school skating rink
    sapulce beidzās; institūta darbinieki neplūda ārā pa durvīm ar parasto skaļumu, jokiem un jautru sasaukšanosthe meeting ended; the institute staff did not flow out by the door with the usual noise, jokes and funny calls
  3. loudness, noisiness (the quality of that (sound, place, time period, person, etc.) which is loud, noisy)
    meža skaļumsthe noisiness of the forest
    pilsētas skaļumsthe noisiness of the city
    telpas skaļumsthe noisiness of the place, room
    vakara skaļumsthe noisiness of summer
    zēnu skaļumsthe noisiness of boys
    domās nogrimis, Ceplis pavasara skaļumu gandrīz nedzirdējalost in thoughts, Ceplis barely heard the noisiness of spring
    aizbēgu no ielu skaļuma / klusumu un pavasari atrastI ran away from the noisiness of the streets / to look for quiet and spring
  4. loudness, noise (strong, perhaps excessive, attention, intensity)
    Dora Stučka visu mūžu turējās ēnā, bez lieka skaļuma darīdama vajadzīgu un sabiedriski derīgu darbu.Dora Stučka kept (= lived) (her) whole life in the shadow, doing necessary and socially useful work without unnecessary noise.
    Varbūt pašreizējā pastiprinātā interese par ainavu un kluso dabu, par portretu un kamerstila figurālajiem darbiem ir arī zināma reakcija uz ne vienmēr saturīgu skaļumu.Maybe the current strong interest for landscapes and still lifes, for portraits and chamber style figurative artwork, is also a certain reaction against not always contentful noise.

Declension edit

Invalid params in call to Template:lv-decl-noun-1: 6={{{6}}}; 7={{{7}}}; 3=1st; drop-v=; 5={{{5}}}

Related terms edit