komiskums

Latvian

Etymology

From komisks (comical) +‎ -ums, with komisks being a borrowing adapted to fit Latvian patterns ( +‎ -isks).

Pronunciation

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Noun

komiskums m (1st declension)

  1. comicality (the quality of that which is comical, which relates to comedy)
    lugas komiskumsthe comicality of the play
    tēla komiskumsthe comicality of the character
    sižeta komiskumsthe comicality of the plot, story
    operas komiskumsthe comicality of the opera
  2. comicality (the quality of that which is comical, funny, humorous, which causes laughter)
    notikuma komiskumsthe comicality of the event
    epizodes komiskumsthe comicality of (that) episode
    rīcības komiskumsthe comicality of the action

Declension

Declension of komiskums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative komiskums
genitive komiskuma
dative komiskumam
accusative komiskumu
instrumental komiskumu
locative komiskumā
vocative komiskum

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • traģiskums