stingrums
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From stingrs (“firm, strong, strict”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]stingrums m (1st declension)
- (of material objects) firmness, rigidity, strength (capacity of resisting mechanical forces without harm)
- konstrukcijas stingrums ― firmness of design
- atsperes stingrums ― the rigidity of the spring
- auduma stingrums ― the rigidity, strength of the fabric
- (of living beings, their bodies) firmness, strength, sturdiness
- ķermeņa stingrums ― bodily firmness, strength
- stumbra stingrums ― firmness of trunk (speaking of trees)
- (of actions, phenomena) firmness, strength, intensity
- tvēriena stingrums ― the firmness of the hold, grip
- vēja stingrums ― the firmness, strength of the wind
- (of ideas, norms, principles, actions) firmness, strictness, severity, rigor
- ar savu cieto stingrumu man vajadzēja ļaudis paglābt ― with my hard (= steadfast) firmness I had to save (the) people
- saņēmis viņu ap pleciem, viņš stingri noteica: “bet tagad tev jāiet mājās”... Mirdza saprata, ka stingrums balsī vairāk domāts viņam pašam ― holding her by (her) shoulders, he firmly stated: “but now you have to go home”... Mirdza understood that the firmness, strictness, severity in (his) voice was meant rather for himself
Usage notes
[edit]Stingrība usually refers to abstractions ("strictness", "rigour") while stingrums tends to refer to concrete things ("firmness", "rigidity"), though there is some overlap in their uses.
Declension
[edit]Declension of stingrums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stingrums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stingrumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stingruma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | stingrumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stingrumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stingrumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stingrum | — |