biklums
Latvian
Etymology
From bikls (“shy, timid”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
biklums f (4th declension)
- shyness, timidity (the state or quality of one who is shy, timid, insecure)
- meitenes biklums ― the girl's timidity
- stirnas biklums ― the doe's timidity
- pagāja mēneši, līdz zēns atbrīvojās no sākotnējā bikluma ― months went by until the boy freed himself from (his) initial shyness
Declension
Declension of biklums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | biklums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | biklumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | bikluma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | biklumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | biklumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | biklumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | biklum | — |
Synonyms
- biklība
- kautrība, kautrīgums, kautrums
Antonyms
- bezbailība, bezbailīgums
- drosme, drosmīgums
- drošums
Related terms
- biklība
- bikls