retums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rets (“thin, rare”) + -ums.
Noun
[edit]retums m (1st declension)
- rarity (something rare, rarely seen, found, observed)
- bibliogrāfisks retums ― bibliographic rarity
- redzēju tādu retumu, kā melno stārķi ― I saw such a rarity as the black stork
- dabas retums ― a rarity of nature, something abnormal, not typical
- 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
[edit]Declension of retums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | retums | retumi |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | retuma | retumu |
| dative (datīvs) | retumam | retumiem |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | retumu | retumus |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | retumu | retumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | retumā | retumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | retum | retumi |