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retums

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From rets (thin, rare) +‎ -ums.

Noun

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retums m (1st declension)

  1. rarity (something rare, rarely seen, found, observed)
    bibliogrāfisks retumsbibliographic rarity
    redzēju tādu retumu, kā melno stārķiI saw such a rarity as the black stork
    dabas retumsa rarity of nature, something abnormal, not typical
  2. rarity, thinness (the quality of that which is rare, thin)
    gaišie mati... kur pakausī tas retums, tas tik mākslīgi pārsegts un nosukāts, ka nemaz nav manāms.blond hair... where on the back of (his) head it was rare, it (= hair) was so artfully brushed and covered that it was not noticeable

Declension

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Declension of retums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative retums retumi
genitive retuma retumu
dative retumam retumiem
accusative retumu retumus
instrumental retumu retumiem
locative retumā retumos
vocative retum retumi

Antonyms

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