resnums
Latvian
Etymology
From resns (“thick, fat”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
Noun
resnums m (1st declension)
- (of cylindrical objects) thickness (the property of that which is thick)
- stieples, stieņa resnums ― the thickness of the wire, of the rod
- dažāda resnuma zīmuļi ― pencils of varying thickness
- (of people, body parts) fatness, thickness (the quality of one who is fat, overweight)
- viņš bija ļoti bagāts, neko nestrādāja un bija tā sabarojies, ka no resnuma vai pušu plīsa ― he was very rich, did not work at all, and was so well fed that it looked like he could burst open from fatness
- norādītais piedurknes platums jāsalīdzina ar rokas resnumu ― the specified sleeve width must be compared with the thickness of the arm
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | resnums | — |
| genitive | resnuma | — |
| dative | resnumam | — |
| accusative | resnumu | — |
| instrumental | resnumu | — |
| locative | resnumā | — |
| vocative | resnum | — |