spirgtums
Latvian
Etymology
From spirgts (“fresh, brisk, lively, active”) + -ums.
Noun
spirgtums m (1st declension)
- freshness, briskness, liveliness, vivacity, activity (the quality of that which is fresh, brisk, lively, vivacious, active)
- lauku mājās viņi bija cerējuši atgūt veselību... bet vasara aizgāja, pelēka, lietaina, veselību un spirgtumu neatnesusi ― in rural houses they had hoped to regain health... but the summer went by, gray, rainy, not bringing any health or freshness, liveliness
- debess valgme atdzīvina visu ap mums... spirgtumu atgūst katra lapiņa, katrs ziediņš un zāles stiebriņš ― the humidity of the sky animates everything around us... every little leaf, every little flower and blade of grass recovers its freshness, liveliness
- Cīrihē patvērumu bija atraduši daudzi politiskie emigranti, un turienes sabiedriskajā dzīve bija daudz spirgtuma ― in Zurich many political emigrants had found refuge, and in the local social life there was a lot of liveliness
- freshness, coolness (the quality of that which is fresh, refreshing, pleasantly cool)
- atveru logu; spirgtums ieplūst ar šalti ― I open the window; freshness flows in like a shower
- saule cepina kā somu pirts... ir zilas debesis un paglābj viens sāļš spirgtums, kas ceļas no jūras ― the sun was very hot, like a Finnish sauna... the sky is blue, and only the salty freshness coming from the sea saves (us) (from the sun)
- zālē pamazām sāk čirkstēt siseņi... pamostas pievakares spirgtums un dzīvība ― slowly the locusts start to make their noise in the hall... the late afternoon freeshness and life are waking up
Declension
Declension of spirgtums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | spirgtums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | spirgtumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | spirgtuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | spirgtumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | spirgtumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | spirgtumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | spirgtum | — |
Synonyms
- (of "liveliness"): možums, mundrība, mundrums, žirgtums
- (of "freshness", "coolness"): dzestrums, vēsums, svaigums