Latvian

Noun

bālums m (1st declension)

1. (of people) pallor, paleness (the state of one who is pale)

   sejas bālums‎ ― face pallor, paleness

   ādas bālums‎ ― skin pallor, paleness

   pirmo izbaiļu bālums bija nozudis no vīriešu vaigiem‎ ― the first frightened pallor had disappeared from the men's cheeks

2. paleness (the quality of that which is pale, dim, not bright; a faint, dim light)

   jau logos ausmas pirmais bālums svīst‎ ― already on the windows the first paleness (= dim, faint light) of dawn appears

Declension

Related terms

• balēt, bālēt, balot