balsīgums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From balsīgs (“voiced”) + -ums (with balsīgs from balss (“voice”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]balsīgums m (1st declension)
- (phonetics, phonology) voice (the quality of that which is voiced, which is pronounced with simultaneous vibrations of the vocal cords)
- skaņas balsīgums ― the voice (= voicedness) of a sound
- plūdeņi un nāseņi vārdu beigās zaudē savu balsīgumu ― liquids and nasals lose their voice (= become voiceless) word-finally
Declension
[edit]Declension of balsīgums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | balsīgums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | balsīgumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | balsīguma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | balsīgumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | balsīgumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | balsīgumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | balsīgum | — |