daudzums

Latvian

Etymology

From daudz (much, many, a lot) + -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

daudzums m (1st declension)

  1. amount, quantity, number
    nenoteikts daudzumsindefinite quantity
    norādītais daudzumsthe specified amount
    darba daudzumsthe amount of work
    liels daudzums sniegaa large amount of snow
    informācijas daudzumsthe amount of information
    lielā daudzumāin large amounts
    pietiekamā daudzumāin sufficient amounts
    medūzu visapkārt bija milzīgs daudzumsthere was a huge number of jellyfish around
  2. (unexpected) large amount or quantity
    kāds daudzums krāsu!so many colors! (lit. what an amount of colors!)
    grūti uzņemt tādu daudzumu viesuit is difficult to welcome such a (large) amount of visitors
    arī es nu priecājos par ogu daudzumuI, too, am happy about the (large) number of berries

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