bālums
Latvian
Etymology
From bāl (“pale”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bāːlums]
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Noun
bālums m (1st declension)
- (of people) pallor, paleness (the state of one who is pale)
- sejas bālums ― face pallor, paleness
- ādas bālums ― skin pallor, paleness
- pirmo izbaiļu bālums bija nozudis no vīriešu vaigiem ― the first frightened pallor had disappeared from the men's cheeks
- paleness (the quality of that which is pale, dim, not bright; a faint, dim light)
- jau logos ausmas pirmais bālums svīst ― already on the windows the first paleness (= dim, faint light) of dawn appears
Declension
Declension of bālums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | bālums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | bālumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | bāluma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | bālumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | bālumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | bālumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | bālum | — |
Related terms
- balēt, bālēt, balot
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