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noslēpumainība

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From noslēpumains (mysterious) +‎ -ība (with noslēpumains from noslēpums (secret, mystery) +‎ -ains, noslēpums from noslēp(t) (to hide, to keep secret) +‎ -ums, and noslēpt from no- +‎ slēpt (to hide)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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noslēpumainība f (4th declension)

  1. mysteriousness (the quality of that which is mysterious, unknown, unexplained)
    pirmīt teicāt, ka jūs savaldzinājusi mana noslēpumainība... diemžēl tās ir jūsu ilūzijas: neesmu noslēpumainayou have just said that my mysteriousness had charmed you... unfortunately this is just an illusion: I am not mysterious
    Ūka vēroja šā darba dīvaino noslēpumainību jau krietnu stunduŪka had been observing the bizarre mysteriousness of this work for quite an hour
    gleznotājs atkārtoti studējis rieta noskaņas, brīžus, kad daba iegūst pasakainu noslēpumainību, skaistumu, kas satraucthe painter (had) repeatedly studied the sunset moods, the moments when nature acquired a fabulous mystery, a beauty that disturbs

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