caurspīdīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From caurspīdīgs (“transparent”) + -ums (with caurspīdīgs from caur (“through”) + spīdīgs (“shining, shiny”) and spīdīgs from spīde (“shine, sheen”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
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Noun
caurspīdīgums m (1st declension)
- transparence (the quality of that which is transparent)
- ūdens caurspīdīgums ― water transparence
- aizkaru caurspīdīgums ― curtain transparence
- stikla galvenās īpašības - caurspīdīguma - dēļ, novietojot to dažādā attiecībā pret gaismas ķermeņiem, iespējams iegūt lieliskus krāsu efektsus ― because of the main property of glass - transparence -, it is possible, by placing it in different positions with respect to the light sources, to obtain great color effects
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | caurspīdīgums | — |
| genitive | caurspīdīguma | — |
| dative | caurspīdīgumam | — |
| accusative | caurspīdīgumu | — |
| instrumental | caurspīdīgumu | — |
| locative | caurspīdīgumā | — |
| vocative | caurspīdīgum | — |