Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From spīdīgs (shiny, glossy) +‎ -ums (with spīdīgs from spīde (shine) +‎ -īgs).

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spīdīgums m (1st declension)

  1. shine, shininess, glossiness (the quality of that which is shiny, glossy)
    sausi mati zaudē savu spīdīgumu, kļūst trausli, skaldās brīvajos galosdry hair loses its shine, becomes brittle and breaks at the tips

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