notikums
Latvian
Etymology
From notikt (“happen”) + -ums (with notikt from no- + tikt (“become”)).
Noun
notikums m (1st declension)
- event, happening, occurrence, incident
- vēsturisks notikums ― historic event
- svarīgs notikums ārpolitikā ― important event in foreign policy
- notikumu bagāts gads ― a year rich in events (= an eventful year)
- negaidīts, nepatīkams notikums ― an unexpected, unpleasant incident
- notikumu gaita ― the course of events
- neparasts notikums uz ielas ― an unusual incident on the street
- ierasties notikuma vietā ― to arrive at the scene of the incident
Declension
Declension of notikums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | notikums | notikumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | notikumu | notikumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | notikuma | notikumu |
| dative (datīvs) | notikumam | notikumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | notikumu | notikumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | notikumā | notikumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | notikums | notikumi |
Derived terms
- notikumu horizonts