trakums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From traks (“crazy, mad, insane”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]trakums m (1st declension)
- craziness, madness, frenzy (the quality of one who is crazy, mad, insane; mental state characterized by loss of reason)
- vecis rūgto ne mutē neņem; bija jau nodzēries līdz trakumam... tik tikko dabūja uz pekām ― the old man did not take the bitter one, even in the mouth; he had already drunk to (the point of) madness... one could barely help him recover
- ilgi aizturētais naida trakums prasīja piepildījuma, aktīva fiziska atraisījuma ― (his) long repressed hate madness asked for fulfillment, for an active physical unleashing
- tad nepārvarams dusmu trakums piecēla viņu kājās ― then an overwhelming anger madness (= rage, frenzy) lifted his legs
- madness, rage (reckless, daring, very bold action or behavior)
- jaunības trakums ― youth(ful) rage, madness
- lielais jūrasbraukšanas trakums, kas gadu desmitiem viņus bija reibinājis, pēdējo elpu aprāva strauji ― the great madness of sea travel that had intoxicated them for some ten years, quickly gave its last breath
- craziness (non well think out, ill-considered, nonsensical behavior, action)
- zēni raizējušies par viņu, daudz prātojuši un aizprātojušies līdz visādiem trakumiem ― the boys were worried about him, they imagined and imagined up to all kinds of crazy things
- craziness, rage, frenzy
- straujais virsleitnants atjēdzies slauka sviedrus no pieres... un acīs tam vēl liesmo kaujas trakuma guns ― the quick leutenant, having come to himself, wiped the sweat from (his) forehead... and in his eyes the fire of the battle rage was still burning
Declension
[edit]Declension of trakums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | trakums | trakumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | trakumu | trakumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | trakuma | trakumu |
| dative (datīvs) | trakumam | trakumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | trakumu | trakumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | trakumā | trakumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | trakum | trakumi |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "madness", "craziness"): ārprāts, vājprāts, vājprātība