žiglums
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Latvian
Etymology
From žigls (“quick, swift, agile”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
Noun
žiglums m (1st declension)
- speed, quickness, swiftness (the quality of that which is quick, fast, swift, agile)
- ātri uguns gaitas žiglumu apsvēris, viņš visus ieveda vēl dziļāk silā ― having quickly considered the speed of the pace of the fire, he brought all (the people) even deeper into the pine forest
- radiobalss traucas žiglumā, kas agrāko laiku cilvēkam liktos pasakaini ― radio voice(s) travel at a speed that people of earlier times would consider fabulous
Declension
Declension of žiglums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | žiglums | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | žigluma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | žiglumam | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | žiglumu | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | žiglumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | žiglumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | žiglum | — |