labums
Latvian
Etymology
From labs (“good”) + -ums.
Noun
labums m (1st declension)
- (singular only) goodness; good quality
- augstākā labuma milti ― flour of the highest quality
- (material) benefit(s)
- materiālie labumi ― material benefits
- dabiskie labumi ― natural benefits
- sabiedriskie labumi ― social benefits
- rupēs par tautas labumu ― caring for the benefit of the people
- gūt garīgu labumu ― to gain spiritual benefit
- (chiefly in the plural) delicacies (appealing, pleasing food)
- galds pilns visādiem labumiem ― a table full of all kinds of delicacies
Declension
Declension of labums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | labums | labumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | labumu | labumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | labuma | labumu |
| dative (datīvs) | labumam | labumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | labumu | labumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | labumā | labumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | labum | labumi |