milzīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From milzīgs (giant, huge, enormous) + -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

milzīgums m (1st declension)

  1. enormousness, hugeness, greatness (the quality of that which is great, huge, enormous)
    attālumu milzīgumsthe enormousness of the distances
    okeāna milzīgumsthe greatness, enormousness of the ocean
    dzīvnieku bara milzīgumsthe hugeness of a flock of birds
    ražības milzīgumsproductivity greatness
    uzdevumu milzīgumsthe enormousness of the tasks, challenges
    mērķa milzīgumsthe greatness of the goal
    savā milzīgumā kuģi ir viegli un rotaļīgiin its (= sea's) enormousness the ships are light and playful
    siltas mītnes vietā nolemts mums / bargs apvāršņu un ilgu milzīgumsinstead of a warm home, we were given / the severe greatness of horizons and (long) time

Declension

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