gardums

Latvian

Etymology

From gards (“delicious”) +‎ -ums.

Noun

gardums m (1st declension)

1. tasty food or drink; a culinary treat, delight

   kā var atraidīt tādu gardumu kā tīru rudzu maizi? ― how can one reject such a treat as pure rye bread?

   no medus izgatavo dažādus gardumus: cepumus, konfektes, dzērienus... ― from honey (one) makes several treats: cookies, candy, drinks...

   uz galda starp parastajiem pavasara gardumiem: salātiem, redīsiem, burkāniņiem un citiem dārzājiem, ir arī dateles, apelsīni un mandarīni ― on the table, among the usual spring treats: lettuce, radishes, carrots and other vegetables, there are also dates, oranges, and tangerines

2. (usually in the singular) tastiness, deliciousness (the quality of that which is tasty, delicious)

   ēdiena gardums ― the tastiness, deliciousness of the food

Declension

Declension of gardums (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	gardums	gardumi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	gardumu	gardumus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	garduma	gardumu
dative (datīvs)	gardumam	gardumiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	gardumu	gardumiem
locative (lokatīvs)	gardumā	gardumos
vocative (vokatīvs)	gardum	gardumi

Synonyms

• garšīgums