spirgtums - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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From spirgts (“fresh, brisk, lively, active”) + -ums.
spirgtums m (1st declension)
- freshness, briskness, liveliness, vivacity, activity (the quality of that which is fresh, brisk, lively, vivacious, active)
- lauku mājās viņi bija cerējuši atgūt veselību... bet vasara aizgāja, pelēka, lietaina, veselību un spirgtumu neatnesusi ― in rural houses they had hoped to regain health... but the summer went by, gray, rainy, not bringing any health or freshness, liveliness
- debess valgme atdzīvina visu ap mums... spirgtumu atgūst katra lapiņa, katrs ziediņš un zāles stiebriņš ― the humidity of the sky animates everything around us... every little leaf, every little flower and blade of grass recovers its freshness, liveliness
- Cīrihē patvērumu bija atraduši daudzi politiskie emigranti, un turienes sabiedriskajā dzīve bija daudz spirgtuma ― in Zurich many political emigrants had found refuge, and in the local social life there was a lot of liveliness
- freshness, coolness (the quality of that which is fresh, refreshing, pleasantly cool)
- atveru logu; spirgtums ieplūst ar šalti ― I open the window; freshness flows in like a shower
- saule cepina kā somu pirts... ir zilas debesis un paglābj viens sāļš spirgtums, kas ceļas no jūras ― the sun was very hot, like a Finnish sauna... the sky is blue, and only the salty freshness coming from the sea saves (us) (from the sun)
- zālē pamazām sāk čirkstēt siseņi... pamostas pievakares spirgtums un dzīvība ― slowly the locusts start to make their noise in the hall... the late afternoon freeshness and life are waking up