smieklīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From smieklīgs (“funny, ridiculous”) + -ums (with smieklīgs from smiekls (“laugh, laughter”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
Noun
smieklīgums m (1st declension)
- funniness, humorousness (the quality of that which is funny, humorous)
- abi vecie strīdējušies līdz smieklīgumam ― the two old pepole (had) argued to the point of humorousness, risibility
- Valentīna ir līdz smieklīgumam stulba; viņas nejēdzīgās atbildes stundās izsauc klasē smieklu šaltis ― Valentīna is stupid o the point of risibility, absurdity; her stupid answers caused bursts of laughter in class
- ridiculousness, strangeness, oddity
- vecā lielmāte saprata, kādu varoņdarbu Ilona gadiem bija darījusi, vīra dullumu, smieklīgumu gudri noslēpdama ― the old landlady understood what a feat Ilona had done all those years, wisely hiding (her) husband's foolishness, ridiculousness
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smieklīgums | — |
| genitive | smieklīguma | — |
| dative | smieklīgumam | — |
| accusative | smieklīgumu | — |
| instrumental | smieklīgumu | — |
| locative | smieklīgumā | — |
| vocative | smieklīgum | — |