pūkainums
See also: puķainums
Latvian
Etymology
From pūkains (“fluffy, downy, soft”) + -ums (with pūkains from pūka (“fluff, down”) + -ains).
Noun
pūkainums m (1st declension)
- fluffiness, softness (the quality of that which is fluffy, has fluff)
- cāļu pūkainums ― the fluffiness of chicken
- sēklu pūkainums ― the fluffiness/hairiness of the seeds
- krāsu izvēle un salikums, raksts, dzijas raupjums vai pūkainums... tas viss piešķir adījumam vienreizīgumu ― the choice and combination of colors, the pattern, the yarn's coarseness or fluffiness/softness... all this gives uniqueness to knitting
Declension
Declension of pūkainums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | pūkainums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | pūkainumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | pūkainuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | pūkainumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | pūkainumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | pūkainumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | pūkainum | — |
Related terms
- pūka
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