jaukums
Latvian
Etymology
From jauks (“nice, pleasant, pretty”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
jaukums m (1st declension)
- (usually in the singular) niceness, cuteness, pleasantness, prettiness (the quality of that which is nice, cute, pleasant, pretty)
- cilvēka jaukums ― a person's niceness
- vasara ar savu jaukumu bija pagājusi un rudens ar savu svētību atnacis ― summer with its niceness, pleasantness was gone and autumn with its blessings had come
- pleasant thing, pleasure, amenity (something which causes pleasure, delight, joy)
- redzēt, skatīt jaukumus ― to see, look at pleasant, lovely things
- dabas jaukumi ― the pleasures of nature
- parkā bija daudz jaukumu: lieli, kupli koki, daudz puķu, daudz gaisa un arī saule ― in the park there were many amenities: large, full trees, many flowers, lots of air and also the sun
Declension
Declension of jaukums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | jaukums | jaukumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | jaukumu | jaukumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | jaukuma | jaukumu |
| dative (datīvs) | jaukumam | jaukumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | jaukumu | jaukumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | jaukumā | jaukumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | jaukum | jaukumi |