saarums

Latvian

From saar(t) (“to plow, to till”) +‎ -ums (with saart from sa- +‎ art (“to plow”)).

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saarums m (1st declension)

ridge, crest formed by two strips of earth being brought together by two opposed goings of a plow on a field
lauka ražību mazina izarumi un saarumi; saarumos augu rīcībā ir lielāks daudzums auglīgas augsnes, izarumos - tikai plāna tās kārtiņa ― depressions (furrows) and ridges reduce the productivity of a field; in the ridges, during the growing of the crops, there is a larger amount of fertile soil, in the depressions - only a thin layer of it
(rare) the (finished) action of tilling, plowing (a field); the result of this action
“labs saarums” saka par labi sastrādātu lauku ― one says “good tilling/tillage” about a well tilled, cultivated field.