modrums
Latvian
Etymology
From modrs (“vigilant, watchful, alert; busy, lively”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
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Noun
modrums m (1st declension)
- vigilance, watchfulness, alertness (the state or quality of one who is vigilant, watchful, alert)
- suņa modrums viņu izglāba ― the dog's watchfulness, alertness saved him
- liveliness, activity (the state or quality of one who is active, busy, lively)
- vecumā viss modrums zūd ― in (old) age all liveliness disappears
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | modrums | — |
| genitive | modruma | — |
| dative | modrumam | — |
| accusative | modrumu | — |
| instrumental | modrumu | — |
| locative | modrumā | — |
| vocative | modrum | — |