spulgums

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From spulgs (bright, shiny) +‎ -ums.

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Noun[edit]

spulgums m (1st declension)

  1. brightness, shininess (the quality of that which is bright, shiny)
    viņam reibst galva no gaišā saules spulguma uz loga baltās krāsashe is feeling dizzy from the light brightness of the sun on the white color of the window
    savāds spulgums ir ūdeņu vizaithe glisten of water has a particular ' brightness
    viņa ir bālāka un vājāka, acīs tā kā izdzisis agrākais spulgumsshe is paler and weaker, in (her) eyes the previous brightness has been driven away

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