stīvums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From stīvs (“stiff, numb”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]stīvums m (1st declension)
- (of living beings, their body parts)stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid)
- Andra mugura jau sadzijusi pavisam labi; stīvums pamazām izgāja ― Andris' back has healed pretty well; the stiffness is slowly going away
- (of movement) stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid, without flexibility, elasticity, softness)
- kustību stīvums ― rigidity of movement
- vienīgais, ko Tāla dejošanas manierei pie labas gribas varēja pārmest, bija zināms stīvums, vecmodīgums ― the only thing one could criticize with good will in Tāls' way of dancing was a certain stiffness, rigidity, (a certain) old-fashionedness
- (of activities) stiffness, rigidity, stiltedness (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid, stilted, artificial, awkward, lacking in naturalness, enthusiasm)
- Mirdzai negribējās sastapties vienai ar zirgu punkta puišiem, lai izvairītos no pirmās iepazīšanās stīvuma ― Mirdza did not want to meet the horse guys to avoid the stiffness, awkwardness of a first encounter
- (of fabric, cloth) stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, difficult to fold or ply)
- auduma stīvums ― the stiffness, rigidity of the fabric
Declension
[edit]Declension of stīvums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stīvums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stīvumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stīvuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | stīvumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stīvumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stīvumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stīvum | — |