Latvian

Noun

mazums m (1st declension)

1. smallness, littleness (the quality of that which is small, little)

   lielums un mazums'‎ ― greatness and smallness

   ir brīži, sirds lielumu meklē; ir brīži, no mazuma‎ ― there are moments when the heart searches for greatness; there are (also) moments from smallness

2. small number, volume, mass

   iet mazumā‎ ― to decrease, to diminish (lit. to go into smallness)

   ko nu viņš tur noķer, bet tāpat kādu mazumu‎ ― but what did he catch, if not only very little

3. (used adverbially) a little

   vai mazums locījies es sirdsapziņas mokās‎ ― did I twist a little in the agony of my conscience (= remorse)?

Declension