greznums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From grezns (“luxurious”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]greznums m (1st declension)
- luxury, luxuriousness (the quality of that which is luxurious, luxuriant)
- tērpa greznums ― luxuriousness of costume, pomp
- greznuma priekšmets ― luxury object, trinket
- par indietes mīlestību uz greznumu, krāsu bagātību liecina ne tikai apģērba krāšņie audumi, bet arī parādītās rotas lietas ― not only the magnificent fabrics bear witness to the Indian women's love of luxury and color richness, but also the jewelry on display
- (colloquial) luxury, extravagance
- grāmatas bija ļoti dārgas un ne katrs varēja atļauties šādu greznumu ― books were very expensive (in those days) and not everyone could afford such a luxury
- ornament, embellishment
- tad šķirstu ielaida kapa... uz tā vienīgais greznums un kā augstākā goda zīme palika vainadziņš no dzimtas Latvijas mūžzaļajiem brūklenājiem ― then the coffin was lowered into the grave... on it, the only luxury, a symbol of the highest honor, remained (= was) the wreath of evergreen native Lativan bilberries
Declension
[edit]Declension of greznums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | greznums | greznumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | greznumu | greznumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | greznuma | greznumu |
| dative (datīvs) | greznumam | greznumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | greznumu | greznumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | greznumā | greznumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | greznum | greznumi |