Latvian

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Etymology

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From tievs (thin, slender) +‎ -ums.

Noun

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tievums m (1st declension)

  1. thinness (the quality of that which is thin)
    dzīpara tievumsworsted (yarn) thinness
    stieples tievumswire thinness
    kārts tievumscard thinness
    māte nobrīnījās par manu bālumu un tievumu(my) mother wondered about my paleness and thinness

Declension

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