purvainums
Latvian
Etymology
From purvains (“swampy, marshy, boggy, miry”) + -ums, with purvains from purvs (“swamp, marsh, bog, mire”) + -ains.
Noun
purvainums m (1st declension)
- swampiness, marshiness, bogginess, miriness (the state or quality of that which is swampy, marshy, boggy, miry)
- pļavas purvainums ― the swampiness of the meadow
- meža purvainums ― the swampiness, marshiness of the forest
Declension
Declension of purvainums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | purvainums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | purvainumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | purvainuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | purvainumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | purvainumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | purvainumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | purvainum | — |
Synonyms
- staignums
Related terms
- purvainums
- purvains
- purvs