dzeltenums
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Etymology
[edit]From dzeltens (“yellow”) -ums.
Noun
[edit]dzeltenums m (1st declension)
- (chiefly in the singular) yellow, yellowness (the quality of that which is yellow)
- vidū kļavas lapai dzeltenums spīdēja kā saule pusdienā ― in the middle of the maple leaves the yellow(ness) shone like the sun at noon
- yolk (the yellow part of an egg)
- olas dzeltenums ― egg yolk
- dzeltenuma apvalks ― vitelline membrane (lit. yolk cover)
- olās B12 vitamīns ir koncentrēts galvenokārt olu dzeltenumā ― in eggs, vitamin B12 is concentrated mainly in the yolk
Declension
[edit]Declension of dzeltenums (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | dzeltenums | dzeltenumi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | dzeltenumu | dzeltenumus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | dzeltenuma | dzeltenumu |
dative (datīvs) | dzeltenumam | dzeltenumiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | dzeltenumu | dzeltenumiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | dzeltenumā | dzeltenumos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | dzeltenum | dzeltenumi |