valganums
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From valgans (“humid, most, damp”) + -ums.
Pronunciation[edit]
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) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | valganums | — |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | valganumu | — |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | valganuma | — |
dative (datīvs) | valganumam | — |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | valganumu | — |
locative (lokatīvs) | valganumā | — |
vocative (vokatīvs) | valganum | — |