necaurspīdīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From necaurspīdīgs (“opaque”) + -ums (with necaurspīdīgs from ne- + caurspīdīgs (“transparent”), caurspīdīgs from caur (“through”) + spīdīgs (“shining, shiny”) and spīdīgs from spīde (“shine, sheen”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
Noun
necaurspīdīgums f (4th declension)
- opacity (the quality of that which is opaque, through which light cannot pass)
- gleznotājs interpretē dabu vienkāršās, pārliecinošās formās, sabiezinot vietām krāsu līdz necaurspīdīgumam ― the painter interprets nature in simple, compelling forms, in some places thickening the paint to (full) opacity
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | necaurspīdīgums | — |
| genitive | necaurspīdīguma | — |
| dative | necaurspīdīgumam | — |
| accusative | necaurspīdīgumu | — |
| instrumental | necaurspīdīgumu | — |
| locative | necaurspīdīgumā | — |
| vocative | necaurspīdīgum | — |