humors
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxumɔ̀rs]
- Hyphenation: hu‧mors
Declension
References
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 12
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin umor (“moisture”), from the ancient theory that the moods and dispositions of the human psyche were related to bodily fluids.
Pronunciation
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Noun
humors m (1st declension)
- humor (good-natured, playful attitude; the capacity to recognize and understand what is funny or comical)
- labsirdīgs humors ― good-natured humor
- humora dzirksts ― a spark of humor
- humora izjūta ― a sense of humor
- cilvēks ar humora izjūtu ― a person with a sense of humor
- viņa balsī jūtama humora pieskaņa ― in his voice one can feel a touch of humor
- zvejas vīru humoru netraucē ne vētra, ne arī nemīlīgs laiks ― neither storms nor inclement weather can disturb the humor of fishermen
- viņš visu prot pateikt ar humoru, un mēs smejamies ― he knows how to say everything with humor, and we laugh
- humor (that which is funny; a funny situation or anecdote)
- tautas pasaku un sakāmvārdu humors ― the humor of folk tales and proverbs
Declension
Declension of humors (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | humors | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | humoru | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | humora | — |
| dative (datīvs) | humoram | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | humoru | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | humorā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | humor | — |
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