Latvian

Noun

lielums m (1st declension)

1. size, value, magnitude (a property or set of properties expressed numerically in some measurement unit)

   priekšmeta lielums‎ ― object size

   telpas lielums‎ ― room size

   ātruma lielums‎ ― speed value, magnitude

   ražas lielums‎ ― harvest size, yield

   rūpniecības produkcijas lieluma pieaugums‎ ― growth in the size of industrial production

   kapitālo ieguldījumu lielums‎ ― capital investment size, value

   dotais lielums‎ ― given, known value

   nezināmais lielums‎ ― unknown value

   vidējais artimētiskais lielums‎ ― arithmetic mean (lit. middle arithmetic value)

   vidējais ģeometriskais lielums‎ ― geometric mean (lit. middle geometric value)

   konstants, pastāvīgs lielums‎ ― constant value

   mainīgs lielums‎ ― variable value, variable

   samērojami, nesamērojami lielumi‎ ― commensurable, incommensurable quantities

   bezgalīgi liels lielums‎ ― infinitely large value, magnitude

   bezgalīgi mazs lielums‎ ― infinitely small, infinitesimal value, magnitude

   galīgs lielums‎ ― finite size, value

2. (of clothes, shoes) size (standard dimensions, usually identified by numbers)

   kurpes bija sakārtotas pēc lielumiem'‎ ― the shoes were ordered by size

   pieaugušiem vīriešiem visizplatītākais apģērba lielums ir 48 un 50‎ ― in adult men, the most common clothes size is 48 and 50.

3. (chiefly in the singular) intensity, greatness

   sajūsmas, uztraukuma lielums‎ ― delight, excitement intensity

   lieluma mānija‎ ― megalomania (lit. greatness mania)

4. (chiefly singular) greatness, importance

   Tēvijas kara lielums vēsturē ir nesalīdzināms‎ ― the greatness of the Patriotic war in history is incomparable

   laika lielumu, kurā dzīvojām, var apjaust un pareizi novērtēt‎ ― the greatness of the times in which we live can be comprehended and properly assessed

5. (chiefly in the singular) greatness (outstanding positive qualities of a person)

   ne jau rindu skaits nosaka dzejnieka lielumu, bet gan domu briedums, drosme un emocionālais spēks, kas ieslēpts vārsmās‎ ― not the number of lines shows the poet's greatness, but the maturity of thought, the courage and emotional strength, which lie hidden in the verses

6. (colloquial) most, greater part

   lielums no pavasara ūdeņiem bija jau noskrējis‎ ― most, the greater part of the spring waters had already run, flowed by

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "greatness", "excellence"): lieliskums, izcilība