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Latvian
Etymology
From grezns (“luxurious”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
Noun
greznums m (1st declension)
- luxury, luxuriousness (the quality of that which is luxurious, luxuriant)
- tērpa greznums ― luxuriousness of costume, pomp
- greznuma priekšmets ― luxury object, trinket
- par indietes mīlestību uz greznumu, krāsu bagātību liecina ne tikai apģērba krāšņie audumi, bet arī parādītās rotas lietas ― not only the magnificent fabrics bear witness to the Indian women's love of luxury and color richness, but also the jewelry on display
- (colloquial) luxury, extravagance
- grāmatas bija ļoti dārgas un ne katrs varēja atļauties šādu greznumu ― books were very expensive (in those days) and not everyone could afford such a luxury
- ornament, embellishment
- tad šķirstu ielaida kapa... uz tā vienīgais greznums un kā augstākā goda zīme palika vainadziņš no dzimtas Latvijas mūžzaļajiem brūklenājiem ― then the coffin was lowered into the grave... on it, the only luxury, a symbol of the highest honor, remained (= was) the wreath of evergreen native Lativan bilberries
Declension
Declension of greznums (1st declension)
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