zilums

Latvian

Berlīnes zilums
Zilums

Etymology

From zils (“blue”) +‎ -ums.

Noun

zilums m (1st declension)

  1. (singular only) blue, blueness (the quality of that which is blue)
    debesu zilums ― the blueness of the sky
  2. blue pigment, paint, ink
    Berlīnes zilums ― Prussian blue
  3. (medicine) bruise (bluish mark on the skin, resulting from a blow)
    dabūt zilumu zem acs ― to get a bruise under the eye

Declension

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