možums
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From možs (“lively, vibrant, active”) + -ums.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
možums m (1st declension)
- liveliness, alertness, activity
- gara možums ― liveliness of spirit
- jauneklīgs možums ― youthful liveliness
- možuma pilns smaids ― a smile full of liveliness
- nezaudēt, saglabāt možumu ― to not lose, to conserve (one's) liveliness
- šie ceļi... gan dienu, gan nakti bija rosmes un možuma pilni ― day and night, these roads were full of bustle and activity
- ķīmijas skolotājs izskatījās noguris... viņš arvien biežāk izbrauca ar roku cauri matiem, un smalkajos, kalsenajos vaibstos bija pagaisis ierastais možums ― the chemistry teacher looked tired... he ran his hand (= fingers) through his hair increasingly often, and in his small, skinny features the usual liveliness was gone
Declension[edit]
Declension of možums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | možums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | možumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | možuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | možumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | možumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | možumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | možum | — |