valganums
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom valgans (“humid, most, damp”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editvalganums m (1st declension)
- humidity, moisture, dampness (a certain, usually small, amount of liquid or moisture (water, vapor) in some medium)
- smilšu valganums ― sand moisture, humidity
- gaisā gan valganums, tas uz lielo atkusni ― there is moisture, humidity in the air, from a big (ice) thaw
- tikai meitenes acis vairs nesmējās kā citkārt... un parastā kaisles valganuma vietā viņās mirdzēja asaras ― only (= but) the girl's eyes didn't laugh as they used to... and (now) tears shone in them, instead of the usual brightness (lit. dewiness, dampness) of enthusiasm and passion
Declension
editDeclension of valganums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | valganums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | valganumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | valganuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | valganumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | valganumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | valganumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | valganum | — |