notikums
Latvian
Etymology
From notikt (“happen”) + -ums (with notikt from no- + tikt (“become”)).
Noun
notikums m (1st declension)
- event, happening, occurrence, incident
- vēsturisks notikums ― historic event
- svarīgs notikums ārpolitikā ― important event in foreign policy
- notikumu bagāts gads ― a year rich in events (= an eventful year)
- negaidīts, nepatīkams notikums ― an unexpected, unpleasant incident
- notikumu gaita ― the course of events
- neparasts notikums uz ielas ― an unusual incident on the street
- ierasties notikuma vietā ― to arrive at the scene of the incident
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | notikums | notikumi |
| genitive | notikuma | notikumu |
| dative | notikumam | notikumiem |
| accusative | notikumu | notikumus |
| instrumental | notikumu | notikumiem |
| locative | notikumā | notikumos |
| vocative | notikum | notikumi |