milzīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From milzīgs (“giant, huge, enormous”) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

milzīgums m (1st declension)

  1. enormousness, hugeness, greatness (the quality of that which is great, huge, enormous)
    attālumu milzīgums ― the enormousness of the distances
    okeāna milzīgums ― the greatness, enormousness of the ocean
    dzīvnieku bara milzīgums ― the hugeness of a flock of birds
    ražības milzīgums ― productivity greatness
    uzdevumu milzīgums ― the enormousness of the tasks, challenges
    mērķa milzīgums ― the greatness of the goal
    savā milzīgumā kuģi ir viegli un rotaļīgi ― in its (= sea's) enormousness the ships are light and playful
    siltas mītnes vietā nolemts mums / bargs apvāršņu un ilgu milzīgums ― instead of a warm home, we were given / the severe greatness of horizons and (long) time

Declension

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