aklums
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
aklums m (1st declension)
- blindness (the lack of vision, of the capacity to see)
- iedzimts aklums ― congenital blindness
- draud aklums ― (there is) risk of blindness
- krāsu aklums ― color blindness (i.e., incapacity to differentiate colors)
- vistas aklums ― chicken blindness (i.e., visual impairment that produces reduced vision at dusk or at night)
- sniegas aklums ― snow blindness (i.e., temporary blindness caused by bright sunlight reflected on snow)
- ar savu aklumu Jānītis sen jau apradis, viņš ar spieķīti nekļūdīgi atrod ceļu, apiedams visas grambas un akmeņus ― Jānītis had gotten used to his blindness long ago, he could find the way unmistakably with his stick, bypassing all the ruts and stones
- (figuratively) blindness (incapacity to understand, o evaluate correctly)
- garīgs aklums ― spiritual blindness
- politisks aklums ― political blindness
- varbūt es redzu visu pārāk tumši, bet no pašpārliecības ir tikai viens solis līdz aklumam ― maybe I see everything too darkly, but self-confidence is only one step away from blindness
Declension[edit]
Declension of aklums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | aklums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | aklumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | akluma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | aklumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | aklumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | aklumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | aklum | — |