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Latvian
Etymology
From negluds (“rough, unpolished”) + -ums (with negluds from ne- + gluds (“smooth”)).
Noun
negludums m (1st declension)
- (usually in the singular) roughness (the quality of that which is rough, not smooth)
- ceļa negludums ― the roughness of the road
- finiera plāksnes negludums ― the roughness of the veneer plate
- rough, unpolished spot, imperfection (on something; metaphorically, also in a written text, in language, style, etc.)
- dēļa negludumi ― the rough spots of the board
- zem riteņiem tieši pagadījās negludums, mašīna palēcās un arī pasažierus pameta uz augšu ― right under the wheels there happened to be a rough spot, the car jumped and threw the passengers up
- viņš man parāda vairākus trūkumus manuskriptā, paskaidro sintakses negludumus ― he showed me more defects in the manuscript, he explained the rough spots, mistakes of syntax
- (usually plural; of life, work, etc.) difficulties, hardships, problems, failures
- sadzīves negludumi ― the difficulties of living together
Declension
Declension of negludums (1st declension)
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