veiklums
Latvian
Etymology
From veikls (“agile, deft, skillful, neat”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
Noun
veiklums m (1st declension)
- dexterity, deftness, agility, ability, skill, neatness
- māte rīkojās žigli un ar parasto veiklumu ― mother acted quickly and with (her) usual agility
- vardēm nav ne asu zobu, ne arī kā cita, ar ko pretoties uzbrucējam, tās var paļauties vienīgi uz savu kāju veiklumu ― frogs have neither sharp teeth nor anything else with which to resist (against) an attacker, they can only rely on the agility of their legs
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | veiklums | — |
| genitive | veikluma | — |
| dative | veiklumam | — |
| accusative | veiklumu | — |
| instrumental | veiklumu | — |
| locative | veiklumā | — |
| vocative | veiklum | — |