īsums

Latvian

Etymology

From īss (“short”) +‎ -ums.

Noun

īsums m (1st declension)

  1. (chiefly in the singular) shortness (the quality of that which is short)
    malkas šķilu īsums ― the shortness of a woodchip
    pasakas īsums ― the shortness, conciseness of the story
    ziemas dienu īsums ― the shortness of winter days
    sarunas īsums ― the shortness, conciseness of the conversation
    mūža īsums ― the shortness of life
    patskaņa īsums ― vowel shortness (i.e., the quality of a short vowel)
  2. (locative singular, used adverbially) in short, briefly
    viņš īsumā pastāstīja savus piedzīvojumus ― he briefly (lit. in shortness) told his experiences

Declension

Declension of īsums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative īsums —
genitive īsuma —
dative īsumam —
accusative īsumu —
instrumental īsumu —
locative īsumā —
vocative īsum —
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