kaunīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From kaunīgs (“timid, shy”) + -ums (with kaunīgs from kauns (“shame”) + -īgs).
Noun
kaunīgums m (1st declension)
- timidity, shiness (quality of that which is shy, timid, skittish)
- kaunīgums ir raksturīgs katram cilvēkam, bet izpausties tas var dažādi ― timidity is characteristic of every person, but it can manifest itself differently
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaunīgums | — |
| genitive | kaunīguma | — |
| dative | kaunīgumam | — |
| accusative | kaunīgumu | — |
| instrumental | kaunīgumu | — |
| locative | kaunīgumā | — |
| vocative | kaunīgum | — |