plikums
Latvian
Etymology
From pliks (“naked”) + -ums.
Noun
plikums m (1st declension)
- nakedness, nudity
- pilnīgs plikums ― complete, full nudity
- viņi izklaidējās, vērojot, kā izģērbjas un saģērbjas peldētājas, bet plikuma te bija tik daudz un kautrības tik maz, ka drīz vien arī tas kļuva neinteresanti ― they had fun watching the female swimmers dress and undress, but there was so much nudity and so little modesty that it soon became uninteresting
- baldness, bald spot
- mati gludi nosukāti, nelielais plikums pakausī spīdēja balti un svinīgi ― his hair smoothly brushed, the small bald spot on the back of his head shone white and solemn
- being leafless
- rudenīgs koku plikums ― the nudity (= leaflessness) of autumn trees
- (of a room) being empty, unfurnished
- nemīlīgs telpu plikums ― the nudity (= emptiness) of the bleak room
Declension
Declension of plikums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | plikums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | plikumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | plikuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | plikumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | plikumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | plikumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | plikums | — |
Synonyms
- kailums