Meaning of mīkstums | Babel Free

Definitions

1. softness (the quality of that which is soft)
   declension-1, masculine
2. soft part (of something)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“mālu mīkstums”

the softness of clay

“matu mīkstums”

the softness of hair

“rakstura mīkstums”

softness of character

“ūdens mīkstums”

water softness

“viņa iegrimst sēdekļa mīkstums līdz ausīm”

she was absorbed into the softness of the seat to (her) ears

“maizes mīkstums”

soft part of bread (under the crust)

“zoba mīkstums”

soft part of teeth, dental pulp

“atdalīt plūmes kauliņu no mīkstuma”

to separate plum seed(s) from the pulp

“sagriezt gaļas mīkstumu šķēlēs”

to cut the soft meat into slices

“(colloquial) dabūt pa mīkstumiem”

to get on the soft parts (of one's bodies, i.e., to get a beating)

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