pirkums

Latvian

Etymology

From pirk(t) (to buy) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

Noun

pirkums m (1st declension)

  1. purchase (the act of buying, purchasing something)
    izdarīt pirkumusto make purchases
    izdevīgs, neizdevīgs pirkumsgood, bad deal (lit. advantageous, disadvantageous purchase)
    pirkuma un pārdevuma līgumssale contract (lit. purchase and sale agreement)
  2. purchase (that which was bought, purchased)
    soma ar pirkumiema bag with purchases
    nest smagus pirkumusto carry heavy purchased items
    samaksāt par pirkumiemto pay for the purchases
    viņa bija nopirkusi vērdiņu plāceni un piedāvāja Mikam pusi no pirkumashe had bought a Verdin cake and offered Miks half of the purchase

Declension

Declension of pirkums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative pirkums pirkumi
genitive pirkuma pirkumu
dative pirkumam pirkumiem
accusative pirkumu pirkumus
instrumental pirkumu pirkumiem
locative pirkumā pirkumos
vocative pirkum pirkumi