asums

See also: ašums

Latvian

Etymology

From ass (“sharp”) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

asums m (1st declension)

1. sharpness (the quality of that which is sharp, or pointed)

   cirvja asums ― the sharpness of an ax

   akmens šķautnes asums ― the sharpness of the stone edge

   durkļa asums ― the sharpness of a bayonet

   lūk, tur jau mirdzēja apaļā zāģa asmens; viņš pārbaudīja ar pirkstu zobu asumu ― see, there the circular saw blade was shining; he checked with (his) finger the (saw) tooth sharpness

2. sharpness (the quality of features that are sharp, angular, not rounded)

   vaibstu asums ― the sharpness of (facial) features

3. sharpness (the quality of plants which have little thorns, or a sharp edge)

   nātres asums ― the sharpness of nettles

4. coarseness, roughness (the quality of skin, fabric, etc. which is coarse, rough)

   ādas asums ― the roughness, coarseness of the skin

5. sharpness, spiciness, pungency

   smaržas asums ― the pungency of the smell

   vēja asums ― the sharpness of the wind

   sāpju asums ― the sharpness of the pain

6. sharpness (the quality of voices, words, texts, etc. which are sharp, biting, unsparing, fierce)

   balss asums ― the sharpness of the voice

   satīras asums ― the sharpness of the satire

7. sharpness (the quality of lines, drawings, features, etc. which are sharp, well-defined, clearly marked)

   zīmējuma kontūru asums ― the sharpness of the drawing contour

   fotoattēla asums ― photo sharpness

8. (of problems, questions) sharpness, clarity, importance

   Daugavmalā cīņa iedegās ar pieaugošu asumu ― the fight on the banks of the Daugava (river) came on with increasing sharpness

9. (of senses, thoughts) sharpness, acuity

   dzirdes, redzes asums ― sharpness of hearing, of vision

   prāta ' asums ― sharpness of mind

10. (usually in the plural) pointed, sharp spines, growths, protuberances

    usnei ir tādi asumi, kas duras rokā ― thistle has such sharp spines that it (can) pierce the hand

11. (figuratively) sharp words, phrases

    runāt bez asumiem ― to speak without sharp words

    izvairīties no liekiem asumiem ― to avoid unnecessary roughness

Declension

Declension of asums (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	asums	asumi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	asumu	asumus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	asuma	asumu
dative (datīvs)	asumam	asumiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	asumu	asumiem
locative (lokatīvs)	asumā	asumos
vocative (vokatīvs)	asum	asumi

Synonyms

• (of "sharp, pointed"): skaudrums
• (of "coarse, rough"): negludums, raupjums, rupjums, rupjība, skarbums

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “of "sharp, pointed"”): trulums
• (antonym(s) of “of "coarse, rough"”): gludums, maigums, mīkstums