gatavums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gatavs (“ready”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]gatavums m (1st declension)
- readiness (the quality of that which is ready, has reached its final, desired state)
- siera gatavums ― the readiness of the cheese (how ready for consumption it is)
- ripeness, maturity (the quality of that which is ripe)
- rieksta kodolam sāk apaugt dzeltenā miziņa, gatavuma pirmā pazīme ― a yellow husk starts growing on the nut kernels, the first sign of ripeness
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gatavums | — |
| genitive | gatavuma | — |
| dative | gatavumam | — |
| accusative | gatavumu | — |
| instrumental | gatavumu | — |
| locative | gatavumā | — |
| vocative | gatavum | — |