aukstums
Latvian
Etymology
From auksts (“cold”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
aukstums m (1st declension)
- cold (the quality, the fact of something, or the surroundings, being cold)
- ledains aukstums ― icy cold
- trīcēt no aukstuma ― to shiver from the cold
- pierast pie aukstuma ― to get used to the cold
- uznāca aukstums ― the cold (= cold weather) has come
- nolikt ēdienu aukstumā ― to put food in the cold (= a cold place)
- tuvojas aukstuma vilnis no ziemeļiem ― a cold front is approaching from the north
- cold (sensation caused by low temperature; chills)
- aukstums pārskrēja pār kauliem ― the cold ran through (someone's) bones
- coldness (a dry, detached, unresponsive attitude)
- just drauga balsī aukstumu ― to feel coldness in a friend's voice
- viņš šajās acīs bieži pamanīja aukstumu ― he often noticed cold/coldness in those eyes
Declension
Declension of aukstums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | aukstums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | aukstumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | aukstuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | aukstumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | aukstumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | aukstumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | aukstum | — |
Synonyms
- drēgnums
- dzestrums
- sals, saltums
- spirgtums
- vēsums