valganums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From valgans (“humid, most, damp”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]valganums m (1st declension)
- humidity, moisture, dampness (a certain, usually small, amount of liquid or moisture (water, vapor) in some medium)
- smilšu valganums ― sand moisture, humidity
- gaisā gan valganums, tas uz lielo atkusni ― there is moisture, humidity in the air, from a big (ice) thaw
- tikai meitenes acis vairs nesmējās kā citkārt... un parastā kaisles valganuma vietā viņās mirdzēja asaras ― only (= but) the girl's eyes didn't laugh as they used to... and (now) tears shone in them, instead of the usual brightness (lit. dewiness, dampness) of enthusiasm and passion
Declension
[edit]Declension of valganums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | valganums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | valganumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | valganuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | valganumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | valganumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | valganumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | valganum | — |