brīnums
Latvian
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editbrīnums m (1st declension)
- miracle (wonderful event attributed to supernatural causes)
- Viņa atveseļošanās no smagas slimības bija līdzīga brīnumam.
- His recovery from serious illness was like a miracle.
- wonder (something that inspires amazement or awe)
- Aleksandrijas bāka bija viens no septiņiem pasaules brīnumiem.
- The Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the seven wonders of the world.
- Nav brīnums, ka vāji vecāki audzina nepaklausīgus bērnus.
- It is no wonder that weak parents raise disobedient children.
Declension
editDeclension of brīnums (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | brīnums | brīnumi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | brīnumu | brīnumus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | brīnuma | brīnumu |
dative (datīvs) | brīnumam | brīnumiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | brīnumu | brīnumiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | brīnumā | brīnumos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | brīnum | brīnumi |