runīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From runīgs (“talkative”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
Noun
runīgums m (1st declension)
- loquacity, talkativeness, verbosity
- mēs ne vienu reizi vien esam bijuši pārsteigti par itāliešu filmu varoņu runīgumu: rodas iespaids, ka viņi ber vārdus, ne brīdi neapklustot ― we have been more than once amazed by the verbosity of the heroes of Italian movies: one has the impression that they pour words, not being silent even for a moment
- Artūrs Filipsons mēdza gan klusēt un klausīties citu sarunās, gan atplaukt runīgumā, atmirdzēt sulīgā, neatvairāmā humorā ― Artūrs Filipsons was used both to be quient and listen to the talk of others, and to show loquacity and shine with (lit. in) a juicy, irresistible humor
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | runīgums | — |
| genitive | runīguma | — |
| dative | runīgumam | — |
| accusative | runīgumu | — |
| instrumental | runīgumu | — |
| locative | runīgumā | — |
| vocative | runīgum | — |