aukstums

From auksts (“cold”) +‎ -ums.

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aukstums m (1st declension)

1. cold (the quality, the fact of something, or the surroundings, being cold)

   ledains aukstums ― icy cold

   trīcēt no aukstuma ― to shiver from the cold

   pierast pie aukstuma ― to get used to the cold

   uznāca aukstums ― the cold (= cold weather) has come

   nolikt ēdienu aukstumā ― to put food in the cold (= a cold place)

   tuvojas aukstuma vilnis no ziemeļiem ― a cold front is approaching from the north

2. cold (sensation caused by low temperature; chills)

   aukstums pārskrēja pār kauliem ― the cold ran through (someone's) bones

3. coldness (a dry, detached, unresponsive attitude)

   just drauga balsī aukstumu ― to feel coldness in a friend's voice

   viņš šajās acīs bieži pamanīja aukstumu ― he often noticed cold/coldness in those eyes

• drēgnums
• dzestrums
• sals, saltums
• spirgtums
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