svarīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From svarīgs (“important”) + -ums (with svarīgs from svars (“important”) + -īgs).
Noun
svarīgums m (1st declension)
- importance, significance (the quality of that which is important)
- misija, kuras svarīgumu mēs sevišķi spilgti izjūtam ― a mission whose importance we feel very brightly
- pēc svarīguma uzdevumus iedala piecās kategorijās ― according to importance, tasks are divided into five categories
- self-importance, pride
- saimnieka svarīgums ― host's importance, attitude
- (rare) weight, heaviness
- akmens svarīgums ― the weight of the stone
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | svarīgums | — |
| genitive | svarīguma | — |
| dative | svarīgumam | — |
| accusative | svarīgumu | — |
| instrumental | svarīgumu | — |
| locative | svarīgumā | — |
| vocative | svarīgum | — |
Synonyms
- (importance): nozīmība, nozīmīgums
- (weight): smagums