miklums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mikls (“humid, moist”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]miklums m (1st declension)
- humidity, moisture, dampness (a certain amount of moisture (water, vapor) in some medium)
- Agnese sajuta viņa rokas vēso miklumu un riebumā nodrebēja ― Agnese felt the cold dampness of his hands and trembled in disgust
- šī ir lietaina vasara... vakaros miklums ielien telpās un turas cauru nakti ― this is a rainy summer... during the night the humidity crawls into the rooms and lasts throughout the night
- moisture, liquid (usually a small amount)
- Kaspars pārvelk ar sauju pāri sejai; bārdas rugājos sakrājušies rasas pilieni, un viņa plaukstu apņem miklums, gluži kā asaras... ― Kaspars wiped his face with his hand; on his beard stubble some dew drops had accumulated, and the moisture coated his hand, just like tears...
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | miklums | — |
| genitive | mikluma | — |
| dative | miklumam | — |
| accusative | miklumu | — |
| instrumental | miklumu | — |
| locative | miklumā | — |
| vocative | miklum | — |