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saltums

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From salts ("cold") +‎ -ums .

Noun

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saltums m (1st declension)

  1. low temperature, cold
    rudens saltums ― autumn cold
    saltums līda pie kauliem ― the cold came to his bones
    es aizslēdzu durvis, lai saltums nenāk ― I closed the door, so that the cold wouldn't come (in)
  2. cold (feelings caused by low temperatures )
    savāds saltums pēkšņi apņēma viņa plecus un rokas ― a strange cold suddenly encirocled his arms and shoulders
  3. cold, coldness (dry, unresponsive, unfriendly attitude )
    "ej mājās, Nora", viņš klusi teica, un viņa balsī bija tāds saltums, ka Nora nodrebēja ― "go home, Nora," he said quietly, and in his voice there was such coldness that Nora shuddered

Declension

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Declension of saltums (1st)
singular plural
nominative saltums —
genitive saltuma —
dative saltumam —
accusative saltumu —
instrumental saltumu —
locative saltumā —
vocative saltum —

Synonyms

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