biezums
See also: biežums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From biezs (“thick, dense”) + -ums.
Noun
[edit]biezums m (1st declension)
- thickness, denseness, density
- stādu biezums ― the denseness, thickness of plants
- miglas, dūmu biezums ― the thickness of mist, smoke
- medus, krējuma, sīrupa biezums ― the thickness of honey, of cream, of syrup
- a densely, thickly occupied place
- viņa dienam nozuda meža biezuma ― she disappeared into the thickness of the forest during the day
- (of objects) thickness
- sienu, sniega biezums ― the thickness of the (layer of) hay, snow
- (only plural) dregs, sediments (in a liquid)
- tējas, kafijas biezumi ― tee, coffee dregs
- putras biezumi ― porridge dregs, sediments
Declension
[edit]Declension of biezums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | biezums | biezumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | biezumu | biezumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | biezuma | biezumu |
| dative (datīvs) | biezumam | biezumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | biezumu | biezumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | biezumā | biezumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | biezum | biezumi |