zemums

Latvian edit

From zems (“low”) +‎ -ums.

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zemums m (1st declension)

lowness; low height (the quality of that which is low)
griestu zemums ― the lowness, low height of the ceiling

pa durvīm, viņu zemuma dēļ stipri pieliekdamies, ienāca pusmūža vīrs ― a middle-aged man came in, leaning forward at the door because of its (= door's) low height
low area, lower than its surroundings
aiz gravas zemums' mazliet paaugstinās, un vietām sākas tīrumi ― behind the low area of the ravine, it (= ground) rises a little, and in some places the fields begin

sirds krūtīs, līdzīgi zirga pakaviem pļavas zemumā, sitās dobji un smagi ― the heart, like a horseshoe in the meadows of the low areas, beat hollow and heavy
(of sounds, voices) lowness
balss zemums ― the lowness of the voice

Declension of zemums (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zemums	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zemumu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zemuma	—
dative (datīvs)	zemumam	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zemumu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	zemumā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	zemum	—