daiļums

Latvian

Etymology

From daiļš (“beautiful, lovely”) +‎ -ums.

Noun

daiļums m (1st declension)

  1. (usually in the singular) beauty (the quality of that which is beautiful)
    daiļums un grācija ― beauty and grace
    kustību daiļums ― beauty of movements, motion
    krāsu un līniju daiļums ― beauty of color and line
    daiļuma izpratne ― understanding of beauty
    pilsētiņā, ir skvēri, ir puķes gar ietvēm... redzams, cilvēki te domā arī par daiļumu ― in the little town there are sqaures, flowers along the sidewalks... clearly, people here think also about beauty
  2. (colloquial, usually in the plural) (women's) beautiful forms, charms
    Vallija apzinājās savu sievišķīgu pievilcību un to izmantoja; ieejot direktora kabinetā un izejot no tā, viņa koķeti gorījās, veikli parādīdama savus daiļumus ― Vallija was aware of her female attractiveness and used it; while going into the director's office or coming out of it, she moved flirtatiously, showing her charms

Declension

Declension of daiļums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative daiļums daiļumi
genitive daiļuma daiļumu
dative daiļumam daiļumiem
accusative daiļumu daiļumus
instrumental daiļumu daiļumiem
locative daiļumā daiļumos
vocative daiļum daiļumi

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