resnums
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From resns (“thick, fat”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]resnums m (1st declension)
- (of cylindrical objects) thickness (the property of that which is thick)
- stieples, stieņa resnums ― the thickness of the wire, of the rod
- dažāda resnuma zīmuļi ― pencils of varying thickness
- (of people, body parts) fatness, thickness (the quality of one who is fat, overweight)
- viņš bija ļoti bagāts, neko nestrādāja un bija tā sabarojies, ka no resnuma vai pušu plīsa ― he was very rich, did not work at all, and was so well fed that it looked like he could burst open from fatness
- norādītais piedurknes platums jāsalīdzina ar rokas resnumu ― the specified sleeve width must be compared with the thickness of the arm
Declension
[edit]Declension of resnums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | resnums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | resnumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | resnuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | resnumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | resnumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | resnumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | resnum | — |