sākums

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Latvian

Etymology

From sāk(t) (to begin) +‎ -ums.

Noun

sākums m (1st declension)

  1. beginning, starting point *in time or space)
    jaunās ēras sākumsthe beginning of a new era
    vasaras sākumsthe beginning of summer
    kustības sākumsthe beginnnig of the movement
    dzīves sākumsthe beginning of life, a start in life
    ceļa, upes sākumsthe beginning of the road, of the river
    stāvēt rindas sākumsto be at the beginning of the line
    romāna sākums ir ļoti interesantsthe beginning of the novel is very interesting
    no sākuma likās, ka diena būs skaidrafrom the start it seemed that the day will be clear
  2. (in genitive) initial
    sākuma stāvoklis, ātrumsinitial position, velocity
    sākuma posmsinitial phase, stage
    sākuma meridiānsinitial, first meridian (= Greenwich)

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