[kɾūːms]
CilmeProbably by metathesis from *kurms (with ur̄ > rū, yielding a long vowel), from Proto-Baltic *kurmas, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-mo-s, from the zero grade *kr̥- of *ker-, *sker- (“to turn, to bend”) (whence also Latvian cers, q.v.). The semantic evolution was probably: “to turn, to bend” > “(object) bent, twisted (into a circle)” > “lumps, clumps, clusters” > “plant resembling/forming lumps, clumps, clusters; bush, shrub.” Cognates include Lithuanian krū́mas, Old Prussian kirno.
- declension-1, masculinebush, shrub (perennial plant with several wooden stems but without a main stem or trunk)
“lazdu, ceriņu, rožu krūms” — hazel, lilac, rose bush
“ērkšķu krūms” — thorn bush
“krūmu audze” — bush grove
- declension-1, masculine, plural, usuallybush grove, bush clump; shrubbery (a place where bushes, shrubs grow)
“iziet cauri krūmiem” — to pass through the bushes
“krūmu vista” — dwarf chicken (bird from India, similar to a chicken; lit. bush chicken)
“krūmos uzkalnītē kāds pamanīja 45 milimetru lielgabalu” — in the bushes on the hilltop someone noticed a 45-milimiter cannon
Formaskrūms(nominative, singular) · krūmi(nominative, plural) · krūma(genitive, singular) · krūmu(genitive, plural) · krūmam(dative, singular) · krūmiem(dative, plural) · krūmu(accusative, singular) · krūmus(accusative, plural) · krūmu(instrumental, singular) · krūmiem(instrumental, plural) · krūmā(locative, singular) · krūmos(locative, plural) · krūm(singular, vocative) · krūmi(plural, vocative)