Latvian

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Etymology

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From svarīgs (important) +‎ -ums (with svarīgs from svars (important) +‎ -īgs).

Noun

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svarīgums m (1st declension)

  1. importance, significance (the quality of that which is important)
    misija, kuras svarīgumu mēs sevišķi spilgti izjūtama mission whose importance we feel very brightly
    pēc svarīguma uzdevumus iedala piecās kategorijāsaccording to importance, tasks are divided into five categories
  2. self-importance, pride
    saimnieka svarīgumshost's importance, attitude
  3. (rare) weight, heaviness
    akmens svarīgumsthe weight of the stone

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