neparastums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neparasts (“uncommon, unusual”) + -ums, with neparasts from ne- + parasts (“normal, ordinary, usual”), parasts being the past participle of the verb parast (“to get used to”), from pa- + rast (“to find”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]neparastums m (1st declension)
- uncommonness, uncommonness, extraordinariness, abnormality (the quality or state of that which is uncommon, unusual, extraordinary, not normal)
- Astrīda bija pārsteigta: vai tas vairs ir mierīgais Ģirts?... neparastums Astrīdu apmulsināja ― Astrīda was surprised: is that still the peaceful Ģirts?... (his) unusualness puzzled Astrīda
- šī sieviete melna tērpā, izskatījās tāda, kādu reti gadās redzēt, un ar savu neparastumu man izjauca visu vasaras atpūtu ― this woman in a black dress looked like the kind one rarely sees, and with her unusualness she threw my whole spring holiday into confusion
Declension
[edit]Declension of neparastums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | neparastums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | neparastumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | neparastuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | neparastumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | neparastumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | neparastumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | neparastum | — |