negludums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From negluds (“rough, unpolished”) + -ums (with negluds from ne- + gluds (“smooth”)).
Noun
[edit]negludums m (1st declension)
- (usually in the singular) roughness (the quality of that which is rough, not smooth)
- ceļa negludums ― the roughness of the road
- finiera plāksnes negludums ― the roughness of the veneer plate
- rough, unpolished spot, imperfection (on something; metaphorically, also in a written text, in language, style, etc.)
- dēļa negludumi ― the rough spots of the board
- zem riteņiem tieši pagadījās negludums, mašīna palēcās un arī pasažierus pameta uz augšu ― right under the wheels there happened to be a rough spot, the car jumped and threw the passengers up
- viņš man parāda vairākus trūkumus manuskriptā, paskaidro sintakses negludumus ― he showed me more defects in the manuscript, he explained the rough spots, mistakes of syntax
- (usually plural; of life, work, etc.) difficulties, hardships, problems, failures
- sadzīves negludumi ― the difficulties of living together
Declension
[edit]Declension of negludums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | negludums | negludumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | negludumu | negludumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | negluduma | negludumu |
| dative (datīvs) | negludumam | negludumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | negludumu | negludumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | negludumā | negludumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | negludum | negludumi |