kurlums

Latvian

Etymology

From kurls (“deaf”) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kûɾlums]

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• IPA^(key): [kūɾlums]

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Noun

kurlums m (1st declension)

1. deafness (the quality of being deaf; the inability to perceive sounds)

   savā kurlumā viņš nav troksni dzirdējis ― in (= because of) his deafness he didn't hear the noise

   paaugstināts trokšņa līmenis rada daudzas slimības: nervu, psihiskās, sirds un asinsvadu slimības, tas var būt par iemeslu kurlumam ― increased noise levels cause many diseases: nervous, mental, cardiovascular diseases, it can (also) be the cause for deafness

2. deafness (unwillingness to hear, to listen)

   tev kurlums iesēdies ausīs, un tu nedzirdi vairs ― to you, deafness has set in the ears, and you will no longer hear

Usage notes

Level intonation is the standard intonation for the term kurls (“deaf”) according to Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca, pronunciation with a broken intonation is very common, however.

Declension

Declension of kurlums (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	kurlums	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	kurlumu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	kurluma	—
dative (datīvs)	kurlumam	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	kurlumu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	kurlumā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	kurlum	—

Synonyms

• nedzirdība
• vājdzirdība, vājdzirdīgums