bālums

Latvian

Etymology

From bāl (“pale”) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bāːlums]
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Noun

bālums m (1st declension)

  1. (of people) pallor, paleness (the state of one who is pale)
    sejas bālums ― face pallor, paleness
    ādas bālums ― skin pallor, paleness
    pirmo izbaiļu bālums bija nozudis no vīriešu vaigiem ― the first frightened pallor had disappeared from the men's cheeks
  2. paleness (the quality of that which is pale, dim, not bright; a faint, dim light)
    jau logos ausmas pirmais bālums svīst ― already on the windows the first paleness (= dim, faint light) of dawn appears

Declension

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