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Latvian
Etymology
From ļauns (“evil”) + -ums.
Noun
ļaunums m (1st declension)
- evil (something bad, cruel, vile, criminal; the corresponding quality)
- sagādāt (nodarīt) kādam lielu ļaunumu ― to cause, to do someone great evil
- iznīdēt ļaunumu ― to eradicate evil
- izravēt ļaunumu (ar visām saknēm) ― to uproot evil (with all roots) (i.e., to completely destroy it)
- harm, threat, something bad
- katrai puķei bija savs īpašs spēks pret visādiem ļaunumiem ― every flower had their own force (= protection) against all harm
- bultas atsitas pret dzelzs brūņām un atlec atpakaļ, nenodarījušas nekādu ļaunumu ― the arrow strikes against the iron armor and bounces back, not having caused any harm
- evil, malice, bad intentions
- viņa vārdos nav ne kripatiņas ļaunumu ― his words have not even a drop of evil
Declension
Declension of ļaunums (1st declension)