blāvums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From blāvs (“dim, dull, pale”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]blāvums m (1st declension)
- (of light, light sources) dimness, faintness
- spuldzes blāvums ― the dimness of the (light) bulb
- mēness gaismas blāvums ― the dimness, faintness of the moonlight
- dullness (lack of clearness, of transparence)
- ledus blāvums ― the dullness of the ice
- dull, faint, pale object, spot (reflecting little light)
- pagalma vidū tumsā varēja saredzēt kādu blāvumu; tur stāvēja Bernsons ― in the middle of the yard, in the dark, one could see some faint (spot); there Bernsons was standing
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | blāvums | — |
| genitive | blāvuma | — |
| dative | blāvumam | — |
| accusative | blāvumu | — |
| instrumental | blāvumu | — |
| locative | blāvumā | — |
| vocative | blāvum | — |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "dimness", "faintness"): bālums
- (of "dullness"): nespodrums
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “of "dimness", "faintness"”): gaišums, spīdīgums, spilgtums, spožums, spulgums
- (antonym(s) of “of "dullness"”): dzidrums, skaidrums, skaidrība