velnišķīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From velnišķīgs (devilish, diabolical) +‎ -ums (with velnišķīgs from velnišķs (devilish, diabolical) +‎ -īgs and velnišķs from velns (devil, demon) +‎ -išķs).

Pronunciation

Noun

velnišķīgums m (1st declension)

  1. devilishness, diabolicalness, diabolism (the quality of that which is devilish, diabolical)
    ļaunā nodoma velnišķīgumsthe diabolicalness of evil indent
    kad parādās alkohola velnišķīgums, tā socializējošais efekts zūdwhen the diabolicalness of alcohol appears, its socializing effect disappears

Declension

Declension of velnišķīgums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative velnišķīgums
genitive velnišķīguma
dative velnišķīgumam
accusative velnišķīgumu
instrumental velnišķīgumu
locative velnišķīgumā
vocative velnišķīgum

See also