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zilums

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Latvian

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Berlīnes zilums
Zilums

Etymology

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From zils (blue) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zilums m (1st declension)

  1. (singular only) blue, blueness (the quality of that which is blue)
    debesu zilumsthe blueness of the sky
  2. blue pigment, paint, ink
    Berlīnes zilumsPrussian blue
  3. (medicine) bruise (bluish mark on the skin, resulting from a blow)
    dabūt zilumu zem acsto get a bruise under the eye

Declension

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