šausmas
See also: šausmās
Latvian
Etymology
From an unattested verb (compare ), from , from (hence “protrude, ruffle, make stand”), with an extra -s. The meaning “to make (hair) stand” became in the noun “great fear, terror”.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃāūsmas]
Noun
šausmas f (4th declension)
- terror, horror (very intense fear)
- šausmu pārņemts ― horror-struck
- iedvest šausmas ― to inspire horror, terror
- iekliegties no šausmām ― to cry out in horror
- šausmu kliedziens ― horror scream
- sastingt šausmās ― to freeze in terror, horror
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- terror, horror (very bad events that (may) cause intense fear)
- kara šausmas ― the horror of war
- šausmu lietas ― horrible things, affairs
- šausmu filma ― horror movie
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Declension
Declension of šausmas (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | šausmas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | šausmas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | šausmu |
| dative (datīvs) | — | šausmām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | šausmām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | šausmās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | šausmas |
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