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Latvian
Etymology
From modrs (“vigilant, watchful, alert; busy, lively”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
Noun
modrums m (1st declension)
- vigilance, watchfulness, alertness (the state or quality of one who is vigilant, watchful, alert)
- suņa modrums viņu izglāba ― the dog's watchfulness, alertness saved him
- liveliness, activity (the state or quality of one who is active, busy, lively)
- vecumā viss modrums zūd ― in (old) age all liveliness disappears
Declension
Declension of modrums (1st declension)