zemums
Latvian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
zemums m (1st declension)
- lowness; low height (the quality of that which is low)
- griestu zemums ― the lowness, low height of the ceiling
- pa durvīm, viņu zemuma dēļ stipri pieliekdamies, ienāca pusmūža vīrs ― a middle-aged man came in, leaning forward at the door because of its (= door's) low height
- low area, lower than its surroundings
- aiz gravas zemums' mazliet paaugstinās, un vietām sākas tīrumi ― behind the low area of the ravine, it (= ground) rises a little, and in some places the fields begin
- sirds krūtīs, līdzīgi zirga pakaviem pļavas zemumā, sitās dobji un smagi ― the heart, like a horseshoe in the meadows of the low areas, beat hollow and heavy
- (of sounds, voices) lowness
- balss zemums ― the lowness of the voice
Declension
Declension of zemums (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | zemums | — |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | zemumu | — |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | zemuma | — |
dative (datīvs) | zemumam | — |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | zemumu | — |
locative (lokatīvs) | zemumā | — |
vocative (vokatīvs) | zemum | — |