dārgums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dārgs (“expensive, dear”) + -ums.
Noun
[edit]dārgums m (1st declension)
- (only singular) expensiveness, costliness, cost (syn. dārdzība)
- preču dārgums ― the cost of goods
- auduma dārgums ― the cost, expensiveness of cloth, fabric
- (only plural) treasure, riches, precious objects
- dārgumu glabātava ― treasure repository
- zemes dzīlēs apslēptie dārgumi ― treasures hidden in the depths of the earth
- literatūras dārgumu krātuve ― literary treasure chest
- zelta sprādzes, kakla rotas, gredzeni un citi dārgumi ― golden buckles, necklaces, rings and other precious objects
- (figuratively, usually singular) treasure (that which is especially important, dear to someone)
- vienīgais dārgums ― (one's) only treasure
- glabāt kā vislielāko dārgumu ― to keep (something) as (one's) greatest treasure
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dārgums | dārgumi |
| genitive | dārguma | dārgumu |
| dative | dārgumam | dārgumiem |
| accusative | dārgumu | dārgumus |
| instrumental | dārgumu | dārgumiem |
| locative | dārgumā | dārgumos |
| vocative | dārgum | dārgumi |