slapjums
Latvian
Etymology
From slapjš (“wet”) + -ums.
Noun
slapjums m (1st declension)
- wetness, moisture (a certain amount of liquid in a medium, or in a place)
- malka slapjums ― the wetness, moisture of the firewood
- uz grīda ir slapjums ― there is moisture on the floor
- augsnes slapjums ražas sadārdzina, kaitē tām ― the wetness of the soil increases the cost of harvest, it damages it
- Bērzu gatve rudens slapjumā bija sajaukta dubļu dangās — the Birch alley in autumn wetness was mixed with mud in the ruts
- liquid (usually in relatively large amounts)
- slapjā vasara parādīja, ka drenētajos lauku masīvos veidojas lieli slapjumi ― the wet summer showed that in the drained rural districts large wet, drenched areas (lit. large liquids) were formed
- es cepurē slauķu sviedrus... es atsedzu krūtis un pagriežu pieri pret vēju, lai slapjums uz miesas žūst ātrāk ― I am wiping the sweat in (= with) (my) hat... I (will) expose (my) chest and turn my face against the wind, so that the wetness can disappear faster from (my) body
- “man liekas, jūs raudat” / “es nemaz neraudu; bet ko es varu darīt, ka tas slapjums tek?” — “I think that you are crying” / “I never cry; but can I do, when this liquid flows?”
Declension
Declension of slapjums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | slapjums | slapjumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | slapjumu | slapjumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | slapjuma | slapjumu |
| dative (datīvs) | slapjumam | slapjumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | slapjumu | slapjumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | slapjumā | slapjumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | slapjum | slapjumi |
Synonyms
- miklums
- mitrums
- šķidrums
- valgums, valganums