noslēpums

Latvian

Etymology

From nosplēp(t) (“to hide, to keep secret”) +‎ -ums (with noslēpt from no- +‎ slēpt (“to hide”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

noslēpums m (1st declension)

  1. secret (information which is not to be disclosed to others)
    valsts noslēpums ― state secret
    kara noslēpums ― war secret
    dienesta noslēpums ― professional secret
    glabāt noslēpumu ― to keep a secret
    turēt noslēpumā ― to keep (something) a secret
    izpaust noslēpumu ― to reveal, to disclose a secret
    atklāt draugam noslēpumu ― to reveal a secret to a friend
    no dieva puses, nestāstiet nevienam, tas ir liels noslēpums ― for god's sake, don't tell anyone, this is a big secret
    Zanda... tu esi mana sieva, nekādu noslēpumu starp mums nedrīkst būt ― Zanda... you are my wife, there should be no secrets between us
  2. secret, mystery (something that is not known, that has not been investigated or researched)
    darbs - liela mūža noslepums ― work (is) the secret of a big (= long) life
    kolosālie zinātnes sasniegumi matērijas dziļāko noslēpumu atklāšanā ― colossal scientific achievements in the discovery of the deepest secrets of matter

Declension

Declension of noslēpums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative noslēpums noslēpumi
genitive noslēpuma noslēpumu
dative noslēpumam noslēpumiem
accusative noslēpumu noslēpumus
instrumental noslēpumu noslēpumiem
locative noslēpumā noslēpumos
vocative noslēpum noslēpumi

Derived terms

  • noslēpt
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