Meaning of saarums | Babel Free

Definitions

1. ridge, crest formed by two strips of earth being brought together by two opposed goings of a plow on a field
   declension-1, masculine
2. the (finished) action of tilling, plowing (a field); the result of this action
   declension-1, masculine, rare

Examples

“lauka ražību mazina izarumi un saarumi; saarumos augu rīcībā ir lielāks daudzums auglīgas augsnes, izarumos - tikai plāna tās kārtiņa”

depressions (furrows) and ridges reduce the productivity of a field; in the ridges, during the growing of the crops, there is a larger amount of fertile soil, in the depressions - only a thin layer of it

““labs saarums” saka par labi sastrādātu lauku”

one says “good tilling/tillage” about a well tilled, cultivated field.

CEFR level