miklums
Latvian
Etymology
From mikls (“humid, moist”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
miklums m (1st declension)
- humidity, moisture, dampness (a certain amount of moisture (water, vapor) in some medium)
- Agnese sajuta viņa rokas vēso miklumu un riebumā nodrebēja ― Agnese felt the cold dampness of his hands and trembled in disgust
- šī ir lietaina vasara... vakaros miklums ielien telpās un turas cauru nakti ― this is a rainy summer... during the night the humidity crawls into the rooms and lasts throughout the night
- moisture, liquid (usually a small amount)
- Kaspars pārvelk ar sauju pāri sejai; bārdas rugājos sakrājušies rasas pilieni, un viņa plaukstu apņem miklums, gluži kā asaras... ― Kaspars wiped his face with his hand; on his beard stubble some dew drops had accumulated, and the moisture coated his hand, just like tears...
Declension
Declension of miklums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | miklums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | miklumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | mikluma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | miklumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | miklumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | miklumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | miklum | — |
Synonyms
- mitrums
- slapjums
- šķidrums
- valgums, valganums