bēdīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From bēdīgs (sad) +‎ -ums (with bēdīgs from bēda (sorrow, misery) +‎ -īgs).

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Noun

bēdīgums m (1st declension)

  1. sadness (the quality of one who is sad, of something that expresses sad feelings)
    meitenes bēdīgumsthe girl's sadness
    balss bēdīgumsthe sadness of (that) voice
  2. poor, bad appearance
    Jaunsudrabiņš atceras mājas, kur viņš aiziet ar māti pēc tēva nāves: “vieta un apkārtne līdz bēdīgumam nabadzīga”Jaunsudrabiiņš remembers the house where he and his mother went (to live) after (his) father's death: “the place and its surroundings (is) poor to the point of sadness, squalor
  3. sadness, misfortune, need
    stāvokļa bēdīgumsthe sadness, misfortune of (such a) state, situation

Declension

Declension of bēdīgums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative bēdīgums
genitive bēdīguma
dative bēdīgumam
accusative bēdīgumu
instrumental bēdīgumu
locative bēdīgumā
vocative bēdīgum

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