"mazums" meaning in All languages combined

See mazums on Wiktionary

Noun [Latvian]

Etymology: From mazs (“small, little”) + -ums. Etymology templates: {{suffix|lv|mazs|ums|gloss1=small, little}} mazs (“small, little”) + -ums Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|1st declension||||||or||||or||||cat2=|g=m|g2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} mazums m (1st declension), {{lv-noun|m|1st}} mazums m (1st declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|mazum|s|1st|no-pl}}, {{lv-decl-noun-1|mazum|s|4=no-pl|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=0}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|mazums|-|mazumu|-|mazuma|-|mazumam|-|mazumu|-|mazumā|-|mazum|-|type=1st|x=0}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mazums [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], mazuma [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], mazumam [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], mazumu [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], mazumu [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], mazumā [locative, singular], - [locative, plural], mazum [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative]
  1. smallness, littleness (the quality of that which is small, little) Tags: declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-mazums-lv-noun-79XlLKu7 Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian terms suffixed with -ums, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 57 17 27 Disambiguation of Latvian terms suffixed with -ums: 63 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 3 6
  2. small number, volume, mass Tags: declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-mazums-lv-noun-FbJTgftw
  3. (used adverbially) a little Tags: adverbial, declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-mazums-lv-noun-mr4PzjZb

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "mazs",
      "mazs#Latvian"
    ],
    [
      "-ums",
      "-ums#Latvian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "mazs",
        "3": "ums",
        "gloss1": "small, little"
      },
      "expansion": "mazs (“small, little”) + -ums",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mazs (“small, little”) + -ums.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lv-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazums",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazuma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazumam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazumā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "1st declension",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mazums m (1st declension)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "1st"
      },
      "expansion": "mazums m (1st declension)",
      "name": "lv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mazum",
        "2": "s",
        "3": "1st",
        "4": "no-pl"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mazum",
        "2": "s",
        "4": "no-pl",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "drop-v": "",
        "keep-s": "",
        "x": "0"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun-1"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mazums",
        "10": "-",
        "11": "mazumā",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "mazum",
        "14": "-",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "mazumu",
        "4": "-",
        "5": "mazuma",
        "6": "-",
        "7": "mazumam",
        "8": "-",
        "9": "mazumu",
        "type": "1st",
        "x": "0"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "57 17 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 19 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian terms suffixed with -ums",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 8 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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              11,
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            ]
          ],
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              14,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "greatness and smallness",
          "text": "lielums un mazums",
          "translation": "greatness and smallness",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              140,
              149
            ]
          ],
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              87,
              96
            ]
          ],
          "english": "there are moments when the heart searches for greatness; there are (also) moments from smallness",
          "text": "ir brīži, sirds lielumu meklē; ir brīži, no mazuma",
          "translation": "there are moments when the heart searches for greatness; there are (also) moments from smallness",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smallness, littleness (the quality of that which is small, little)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mazums-lv-noun-79XlLKu7",
      "links": [
        [
          "smallness",
          "smallness"
        ],
        [
          "littleness",
          "littleness"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality#English"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small#English"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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              4,
              10
            ]
          ],
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              42,
              51
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to decrease, to diminish (lit. to go into smallness)",
          "text": "iet mazumā",
          "translation": "to decrease, to diminish (lit. to go into smallness)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              37,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "english": "but what did he catch, if not only very little",
          "text": "ko nu viņš tur noķer, bet tāpat kādu mazumu",
          "translation": "but what did he catch, if not only very little",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small number, volume, mass"
      ],
      "id": "en-mazums-lv-noun-FbJTgftw",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ],
        [
          "volume",
          "volume"
        ],
        [
          "mass",
          "mass"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
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              4,
              10
            ]
          ],
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            [
              12,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "did I twist a little in the agony of my conscience (= remorse)?",
          "text": "vai mazums locījies es sirdsapziņas mokās",
          "translation": "did I twist a little in the agony of my conscience (= remorse)?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a little"
      ],
      "id": "en-mazums-lv-noun-mr4PzjZb",
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(used adverbially) a little"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mazums"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latvian first declension nouns",
    "Latvian lemmas",
    "Latvian masculine nouns",
    "Latvian nouns",
    "Latvian terms suffixed with -ums",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "mazs",
      "mazs#Latvian"
    ],
    [
      "-ums",
      "-ums#Latvian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "mazs",
        "3": "ums",
        "gloss1": "small, little"
      },
      "expansion": "mazs (“small, little”) + -ums",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mazs (“small, little”) + -ums.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lv-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazums",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazuma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazumam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazumā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "1st declension",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "mazums m (1st declension)",
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        "1": "mazum",
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        "3": "1st",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mazum",
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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        "keep-s": "",
        "x": "0"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun-1"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mazums",
        "10": "-",
        "11": "mazumā",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "mazum",
        "14": "-",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "mazumu",
        "4": "-",
        "5": "mazuma",
        "6": "-",
        "7": "mazumam",
        "8": "-",
        "9": "mazumu",
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        "x": "0"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              14,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "greatness and smallness",
          "text": "lielums un mazums",
          "translation": "greatness and smallness",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              140,
              149
            ]
          ],
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              96
            ]
          ],
          "english": "there are moments when the heart searches for greatness; there are (also) moments from smallness",
          "text": "ir brīži, sirds lielumu meklē; ir brīži, no mazuma",
          "translation": "there are moments when the heart searches for greatness; there are (also) moments from smallness",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smallness, littleness (the quality of that which is small, little)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smallness",
          "smallness"
        ],
        [
          "littleness",
          "littleness"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality#English"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small#English"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          ],
          "english": "to decrease, to diminish (lit. to go into smallness)",
          "text": "iet mazumā",
          "translation": "to decrease, to diminish (lit. to go into smallness)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              37,
              43
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          ],
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              35,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "english": "but what did he catch, if not only very little",
          "text": "ko nu viņš tur noķer, bet tāpat kādu mazumu",
          "translation": "but what did he catch, if not only very little",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small number, volume, mass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ],
        [
          "volume",
          "volume"
        ],
        [
          "mass",
          "mass"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
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          "english": "did I twist a little in the agony of my conscience (= remorse)?",
          "text": "vai mazums locījies es sirdsapziņas mokās",
          "translation": "did I twist a little in the agony of my conscience (= remorse)?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(used adverbially) a little"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mazums"
}

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