parastums
Latvian
Etymology
From parasts (“normal, usual, ordinary”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
Noun
parastums m (1st declension)
- normalcy, ordinariness, usualness (the state or quality of that which is normal, ordinary, usual)
- krāsu parastums ― the ordinariness of the colors
- pasākuma parastība ― the ordinariness of the measure, action
- aktieru tendence uz piesardzīgu viduvējību, parastumu ― the actors' tendency toward prudent mediocrity, ordinariness
- ikdienā ir cilvēka parastums un neparastums, lielums un niecība ― every day there is human ordinariness and extraordinariness, greatness and futility
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | parastums | — |
| genitive | parastuma | — |
| dative | parastumam | — |
| accusative | parastumu | — |
| instrumental | parastumu | — |
| locative | parastumā | — |
| vocative | parastum | — |