spīdums

Latvian

From spīde (“shine”) +‎ -ums.

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spīdums m (1st declension)

shine, glow (the result of the action of shining)
spuldzes spīdums ― the glow of the light bulb

uguns spīdums ― the glow of the fire

gaismas spīdums ― the glow of the light

acīs drudžains spīdums ― in (his) eyes a feverish glow
shine, gloss, luster (the quality of that which is shiny, glossy)
metālisks spīdums ― metallic luster

stiklains spīdums ― glassy, vitreous luster

taukains spīdums ― greasy luster

viņš bija redzējis spožo zelta spīdumu ― he had seen the bright shine of gold
(of people) luster, shine, brilliance, talent
spīdums, kas rada cieņu, iespējams tikai tad, ja cilvēkam ir nauda ― the luster that creates dignity is only possible of a person has money

viņš bija kluss un kautrīgs sava darba darītājs, bez tendencēm uz ārēju spīdumu ― he was a quiet, shy doer of his work, without tendencies toward outward brilliance

Declension of spīdums (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	spīdums	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	spīdumu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	spīduma	—
dative (datīvs)	spīdumam	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	spīdumu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	spīdumā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	spīdum	—