straujums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From straujš (“fast, quick, rapid”) + -ums.
Noun
[edit]straujums m (1st declension)
- (chiefly in the singular) quickness, rapidity, speed
- skrējiena straujums ― quickness, rapidity of the race
- zemgaļu zirgi bija jau aizguruši, uzbrukumam pietrūka straujuma ― the Zemgalian horses were already tired, the attack lacked quickness, speed
- (also plural) rapids (area in a river or stream with turbulent, swift water motion)
- foreles tusēja tikai straujumos, kur kāda pārgāze pār koku sanesumiem vai akmeņiem ― trouts hang out only in the rapids, where (there is) some overflow over wood deposits or stones
- short, hot temper, impatience, passion, desire to react
- visgrūtāk bija iemācīt jaunajiem pagrīdes biedriem pacietību; savā straujumā tie nerēķinājās ar briesmām ― the most difficult was to teach the new underground members (some) patience; in their impatience they did not take danger into account
Declension
[edit]Declension of straujums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | straujums | straujumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | straujumu | straujumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | straujuma | straujumu |
| dative (datīvs) | straujumam | straujumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | straujumu | straujumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | straujumā | straujumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | straujum | straujumi |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "speed"): ātrums, ašums, žiglums
- (of "rapids"): straujtece, krāce