arums

arums

1. plural of arum

• Surma, Umars, amurs, musar, ramus, rusma, surma

From ar(t) (“to plow”) +‎ -ums.

arums m (1st declension)

1. (chiefly in the singular) plowing, plowed land (the past action or the result of plowing)

   rudens arums ― autumn plowing, plowed area

   sekls arums ― shallow plowing

   pārbaudīt vakardienas arumu ― to check yesterday's plowing

   tēvs noara vagu kā pa diegu, vagu pie vagas; gan es gribēju darīt tāpat, bet mans arums iznāk tādām vien retām, nevienādām vagām ― father plowed furrows as if (following) a thread, furrow next to furrow; I wanted to do the same, but my plowing came out with few, uneven furrows

2. (chiefly in the plural) plowed soil, plowed area, tillage; the layer of soil that is overturned by plowing

   staigāt, brist pa arumiem ― to walk, to wade through plowed land

   noecēt arumus ― to harrow the plowed earth

   klons krogā stipri bedrains un nelīdzens, gandrīz kā arumi ― the earthen floor in the tavern was very bumpy, uneven, almost like plowed earth

• arājs, arējs