aklums

From akls (“blind”) +‎ -ums.

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aklums m (1st declension)

1. blindness (the lack of vision, of the capacity to see)

   iedzimts aklums ― congenital blindness

   draud aklums ― (there is) risk of blindness

   krāsu aklums ― color blindness (i.e., incapacity to differentiate colors)

   vistas aklums ― chicken blindness (i.e., visual impairment that produces reduced vision at dusk or at night)

   sniegas aklums ― snow blindness (i.e., temporary blindness caused by bright sunlight reflected on snow)

   ar savu aklumu Jānītis sen jau apradis, viņš ar spieķīti nekļūdīgi atrod ceļu, apiedams visas grambas un akmeņus ― Jānītis had gotten used to his blindness long ago, he could find the way unmistakably with his stick, bypassing all the ruts and stones

2. (figuratively) blindness (incapacity to understand, o evaluate correctly)

   garīgs aklums ― spiritual blindness

   politisks aklums ― political blindness

   varbūt es redzu visu pārāk tumši, bet no pašpārliecības ir tikai viens solis līdz aklumam ― maybe I see everything too darkly, but self-confidence is only one step away from blindness

• aklība
• neredzīgums, neredzība
• vājredzīgums, vājredzība

• redzīgums