Meaning of kailums | Babel Free

Definitions

1. nakedness, nudity
   declension-1, masculine
2. baldness, bald spot
   declension-1, masculine
3. having no leaves
   declension-1, masculine
4. barenness
   declension-1, masculine
5. emptiness, having no furniture
   declension-1, masculine
6. poverty, need
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“pilnīgs kailums”

complete, full nudity

“viņam bija pavisam maz matu uz galvas, bet tos pašus nedaudzos, kas auga gar ausīm, viņš bija tik veikli pārsukājis pāri galvas vidum, ka gandrīz izdevās tā kailumu”

he had almost no hair on his head, but those few (hairs) which grew along the ears, he had combed them so neatly over the middle of his head that he almost managed to hide its nakedness (= baldness)

“pavasarīgs koku kailums”

the tree's spring nakedness

“kāpu kailumu šur tur apslēpa sili ar kadiķu krūmiem”

the little forests with juniper bushes hid her and there the nakedness (= barenness) of the dunes

“istabas kailums”

the room's nakedness (= lack of furniture)

“visā kailumā”

in all nakedness (= very poor)

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