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 daudzums ― indefinite quantity
    norādītais daudzums ― the specified amount
    darba daudzums ― the amount of work
    liels daudzums sniega ― a large amount of snow
    informācijas daudzums ― the amount of information
    lielā daudzumā ― in large amounts
    pietiekamā daudzumā ― in sufficient amounts
    medūzu visapkārt bija milzīgs daudzums ― there 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 viesu ― it is difficult to welcome such a (large) amount of visitors
    arī es nu priecājos par ogu daudzumu ― I, too, am happy about the (large) number of berries

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