OriginFrom īss (“short”) + -ums.
- declension-1, masculine, singularshortness (the quality of that which is short)
“malkas šķilu īsums” — the shortness of a woodchip
“pasakas īsums” — the shortness, conciseness of the story
“ziemas dienu īsums” — the shortness of winter days
- adverbial, declension-1, locative, masculine, singularin short, briefly
“viņš īsumā pastāstīja savus piedzīvojumus” — he briefly (lit. in shortness) told his experiences
Formsīsums(nominative, singular) · -(nominative, plural) · īsuma(genitive, singular) · -(genitive, plural) · īsumam(dative, singular) · -(dative, plural) · īsumu(accusative, singular) · -(accusative, plural) · īsumu(instrumental, singular) · -(instrumental, plural) · īsumā(locative, singular) · -(locative, plural) · īsum(singular, vocative) · -(plural, vocative)
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