īsums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]īsums m (1st declension)
- (chiefly in the singular) shortness (the quality of that which is short)
- malkas šķilu īsums ― the shortness of a woodchip
- pasakas īsums ― the shortness, conciseness of the story
- ziemas dienu īsums ― the shortness of winter days
- sarunas īsums ― the shortness, conciseness of the conversation
- mūža īsums ― the shortness of life
- patskaņa īsums ― vowel shortness (i.e., the quality of a short vowel)
- (locative singular, used adverbially) in short, briefly
- viņš īsumā pastāstīja savus piedzīvojumus ― he briefly (lit. in shortness) told his experiences