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Latvian
Etymology
From salts (“cold”) + -ums.
Noun
saltums m (1st declension)
- low temperature, cold
- rudens saltums ― autumn cold
- saltums līda pie kauliem ― the cold came to his bones
- es aizslēdzu durvis, lai saltums nenāk ― I closed the door, so that the cold wouldn't come (in)
- cold (feelings caused by low temperatures)
- savāds saltums pēkšņi apņēma viņa plecus un rokas ― a strange cold suddenly encirocled his arms and shoulders
- cold, coldness (dry, unresponsive, unfriendly attitude)
- “ej mājās, Nora”, viņš klusi teica, un viņa balsī bija tāds saltums, ka Nora nodrebēja ― “go home, Nora,” he said quietly, and in his voice there was such coldness that Nora shuddered
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Declension of saltums (1st declension)
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