Latvian

Noun

veselums m (1st declension)

1. (also vesels, veselais) whole, wholeness (a system seen in its entirety)

   nacionālā prizma formē mākslas darbu kā vienotu veselumu, atklājoties gan tā saturā, gan formā‎ ― the national prism forms the work of art as a unified (= coherent) whole, revealing itself both in its content and in (its) form

   mana ticība ir mazāk ārējo rituālu; tas vairāk ir pasaules uzskats, kas visu pasauli savieno tādā ļoti saprotamā veselumā‎ ― my faith is not so much an external ritual; rather, it is a worldview that connects the whole world in a comprehensible whole

2. health, wholeness (the quality of one who is healthy, has (good) health)

   Vija pēc kritiena uzmanīgi ceļas, it kā pārbaudīdama savu locekļu veselumu‎ ― Vija after the fall rose carefully, as if testing the health, wholeness of her limbs

3. wholeness, entirety, integrity (the quality of that which is whole, not broken, not divided)

   es jutu akmens veselumu; tas stāvēja liels un stirps lauka malā‎ ― I felt the wholeness, integrity of the rock; it stood large and strong at the edge of the field

Declension

Related terms

• veselība
• vesels