melnums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]melnums m (1st declension)
- (chiefly in the singular) blackness (the quality of that which is black)
- drāna piķa, darvas, ogļu melnumā ― cloth as black as pitch, tar, coal
- nakts melnums ― the blackness of night
- something black
- tālumā redzams kaut kāds melnums ― something black was visible in the distance
- (chiefly in the plural) dirt, dirt spot(s)
- melnumi sagājuši aiz nagiem ― dirt collected under the nails
- bez ziepēm veļai neiet ārā melnumi ― without soap the laundry dirt does not go out (= wash off)
- krekli jāmazgā vai ik pārnedēļas, jo citādi melnumi tā ieēdas, ka nevar ne izberzt ― shirts must be washed every two weeks, or else other (kinds of) dirt eat themselves in so much that they cannot be scrubbed out
- improper conduct, behavior; reprehensible, shameful fact, circumstance
- pat gribēdams Skaidrītes darbā melnumu neatradīsi ― even wanting to, you will not find anything reprehensible in Skaidrīte's work
Declension
[edit]Declension of melnums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | melnums | melnumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | melnumu | melnumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | melnuma | melnumu |
| dative (datīvs) | melnumam | melnumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | melnumu | melnumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | melnumā | melnumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | melnum | melnumi |