negludums

Latvian

Etymology

From negluds (“rough, unpolished”) +‎ -ums (with negluds from ne- +‎ gluds (“smooth”)).

Noun

negludums m (1st declension)

  1. (usually in the singular) roughness (the quality of that which is rough, not smooth)
    ceļa negludums ― the roughness of the road
    finiera plāksnes negludums ― the roughness of the veneer plate
  2. rough, unpolished spot, imperfection (on something; metaphorically, also in a written text, in language, style, etc.)
    dēļa negludumi ― the rough spots of the board
    zem riteņiem tieši pagadījās negludums, mašīna palēcās un arī pasažierus pameta uz augšu ― right under the wheels there happened to be a rough spot, the car jumped and threw the passengers up
    viņš man parāda vairākus trūkumus manuskriptā, paskaidro sintakses negludumus ― he showed me more defects in the manuscript, he explained the rough spots, mistakes of syntax
  3. (usually plural; of life, work, etc.) difficulties, hardships, problems, failures
    sadzīves negludumi ― the difficulties of living together

Declension

Declension of negludums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative negludums negludumi
genitive negluduma negludumu
dative negludumam negludumiem
accusative negludumu negludumus
instrumental negludumu negludumiem
locative negludumā negludumos
vocative negludum negludumi

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