saltums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]saltums m (1st declension)
- low temperature, cold
- rudens saltums ― autumn cold
- saltums līda pie kauliem ― the cold came to his bones
- es aizslēdzu durvis, lai saltums nenāk ― I closed the door, so that the cold wouldn't come (in)
- cold (feelings caused by low temperatures)
- savāds saltums pēkšņi apņēma viņa plecus un rokas ― a strange cold suddenly encirocled his arms and shoulders
- cold, coldness (dry, unresponsive, unfriendly attitude)
- “ej mājās, Nora”, viņš klusi teica, un viņa balsī bija tāds saltums, ka Nora nodrebēja ― “go home, Nora,” he said quietly, and in his voice there was such coldness that Nora shuddered
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | saltums | — |
| genitive | saltuma | — |
| dative | saltumam | — |
| accusative | saltumu | — |
| instrumental | saltumu | — |
| locative | saltumā | — |
| vocative | saltum | — |