mīlīgums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mīlīgs (“lovely, nice”) + -ums (with mīlīgs from mīl(ēt) (“to love”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]mīlīgums m (1st declension)
- lovingness, loveliness, pleasantness
- balss mīlīgums ― the loveliness of the voice
- istabas mīlīgums ― the pleasantness of the room
- laika, saules, vakara mīlīgums ― the loveliness, pleasantness of the weather, the sun, the evening
- saimniece paklepodama vēra durvis: ienāca visai vēlīgu seju un mīlīga, taisni kā pie savas pašas māsas... Osiene pazina to mīlīgumu un jau iepriekš sabožas ― the hostess open the door coughing: she came in, with a face lovely and kind to all, just as if (she were talking) to her own sister... Osiene recognized this loveliness and became sullen in advance
Declension
[edit]Declension of mīlīgums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | mīlīgums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | mīlīgumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | mīlīguma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | mīlīgumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | mīlīgumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | mīlīgumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | mīlīgum | — |