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Humors
humors
humors
English
Noun
humors
- plural of humor
Verb
humors
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of humor
Anagrams
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Latin umor (“moisture”), from the ancient theory that the moods and dispositions of the human psyche were related to bodily fluids.
Pronunciation
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 | — |