sākums

Latvian

Etymology

From sāk(t) (to begin) + -ums.

Noun

sākums m (1st declension)

  1. beginning, starting point *in time or space)
    jaunās ēras sākumsthe beginning of a new era
    vasaras sākumsthe beginning of summer
    kustības sākumsthe beginnnig of the movement
    dzīves sākumsthe beginning of life, a start in life
    ceļa, upes sākumsthe beginning of the road, of the river
    stāvēt rindas sākumsto be at the beginning of the line
    romāna sākums ir ļoti interesants — the beginning of the novel is very interesting
    no sākuma likās, ka diena būs skaidra — from the start it seemed that the day will be clear
  2. (in genitive) initial
    sākuma stāvoklis, ātrumsinitial position, velocity
    sākuma posmsinitial phase, stage
    sākuma meridiānsinitial, first meridian (= Greenwich)

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