seklums

From sekls (“shallow”) +‎ -ums.

seklums m (1st declension)

1. shallowness, shallow place (in a river, lake, etc.)

   upes seklums ― a river's shallowness, shallow place

   dīķa seklums ― a pond's shallowness, shallow place

   piekrastes seklums ― coastal shallowness, shallow place

   sekluma vilnis ― shallow wave (= one coming from a shallow place)

   viņa panāca vairāk seklumā, kur rokām varēja aiztikt dibenu ― she came over to the shallow place, where she could touch the bottom with her hands

2. (of breath, breathing) shallowness (quality of not involving much air)

   ieelpas seklums ― shallowness of breath

3. shallowness (the quality of being without deeper content, feelings, of missing the essence of something)

   interešu seklums ― shallowness of interests

   dzīves apnikums un seklums ― life's tedium and shallowness

   viņa bija laipna tik ilgi, kamēr attiecības palika paviršas pazīšanās seklumā ― she was kind, as long as the relationship remained superficial, in the shallowness of familiarity

• seklība

• dziļums