Latvian

Noun

stīvums m (1st declension)

1. (of living beings, their body parts)stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid)

   Andra mugura jau sadzijusi pavisam labi; stīvums pamazām izgāja‎ ― Andris' back has healed pretty well; the stiffness is slowly going away

2. (of movement) stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid, without flexibility, elasticity, softness)

   kustību stīvums‎ ― rigidity of movement

   vienīgais, ko Tāla dejošanas manierei pie labas gribas varēja pārmest, bija zināms stīvums, vecmodīgums‎ ― the only thing one could criticize with good will in Tāls' way of dancing was a certain stiffness, rigidity, (a certain) old-fashionedness

3. (of activities) stiffness, rigidity, stiltedness (the quality or state of that which is stiff, rigid, stilted, artificial, awkward, lacking in naturalness, enthusiasm)

   Mirdzai negribējās sastapties vienai ar zirgu punkta puišiem, lai izvairītos no pirmās iepazīšanās stīvuma‎ ― Mirdza did not want to meet the horse guys to avoid the stiffness, awkwardness of a first encounter

4. (of fabric, cloth) stiffness, rigidity (the quality or state of that which is stiff, difficult to fold or ply)

   auduma stīvums‎ ― the stiffness, rigidity of the fabric

Declension

Related terms

• stīvēt, stīvēties
• stīvināt
• stīvs