Latvian

Noun

sīkums m (1st declension)

1. (chiefly in the plural) trifle(s) (objects of small size, importance, value)

   galantērijas sīkumi‎ ― fancy trifles, fancy stuff

   sīkumu tirgus, sīkumtirgus‎ ― flea market (lit. trifles market)

2. (chiefly in the plural) detail(s) (events, circumstances, etc. without much significance)

   runāt, uztraukties par sīkumiem‎ ― to talk, to worry about (unimportant) details

   atstāstīt, aprēķināt, zināt visus sīkumus‎ ― to tell, to calculate, to know all the details

3. (chiefly in the singular) smallness, pettiness, insignificance

   sēklu sīkums ir orhideju piemērošanās‎ ― the smallness of the seeds is an adaptation of the orchid

   auguma sīkums‎ ― smallness of growth, shortness, small height

   rokraksta sīkums‎ ― the smallness of (one's) handwriting

   problēmu sīkums‎ ― the smallness, pettiness, insignificance of problems

Declension

Derived terms

• sīkumains