purvainums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From purvains (“swampy, marshy, boggy, miry”) + -ums, with purvains from purvs (“swamp, marsh, bog, mire”) + -ains.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]purvainums m (1st declension)
- swampiness, marshiness, bogginess, miriness (the state or quality of that which is swampy, marshy, boggy, miry)
- pļavas purvainums ― the swampiness of the meadow
- meža purvainums ― the swampiness, marshiness of the forest
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | purvainums | — |
| genitive | purvainuma | — |
| dative | purvainumam | — |
| accusative | purvainumu | — |
| instrumental | purvainumu | — |
| locative | purvainumā | — |
| vocative | purvainum | — |