slaikums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From slaiks (“slender, slim”) + -ums.
Noun
[edit]slaikums m (1st declension)
- (only plural) slenderness, slimness (the quality of that which is slender, slim)
- jaunekļa slaikums ― young man's slimness
- auguma slaikums ― slenderness of height
- pirkstu slaikums ― fingers' slenderness
- bērzu slaikums ― the slenderness of birch trees
- dūmeņa slaikums ― the slenderness of the chimney
Declension
[edit]Declension of slaikums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | slaikums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | slaikumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | slaikuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | slaikumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | slaikumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | slaikumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | slaikum | — |