Meaning of zaļums | Babel Free

Definitions

1. green, greenness (the quality of that which is green)
   declension-1, masculine, singular, usually
2. plants, the green parts of plants (leaves, branches, etc.)
   declension-1, masculine, plural-normally
3. leaves of certain plants (e.g., dill, parsley) used to season or marinate raw food
   declension-1, masculine, plural-normally
4. place in the open, with many growing trees, plants
   declension-1, masculine, plural-normally

Examples

“lapu zaļums”

the greenness of leaves

“košs zaļums”

bright green(ness), greens

“pavasara zaļums”

spring green(ness), greens

“mežu tumšais zaļums”

the dark green of the forest

“gaišs zaļums sedz kalnus un gravas”

light green (= vegetation) covered mountains and ravines

“zaļumu vītnes”

garland, wreath of greens (leaves, twigs, flowers, etc.)

“Mūsu kāzinieku dēļ baznīca bija pušķota zaļumiem”

because of our wedding, the church was full of greens, greenery (= plants, flowers)

“zupu pārkaisa ar sakapātiem pētersīļu zaļumiem”

they sprinkled the soup with chopped parsley leaves (= lit. greens)

“uzturzinātnieki ieteic lietot vairāk zaļumu”

dietologists recommend the use of more greens (= dill, parsley, etc. leaves)

“zaļumu balle, zaļumballe”

open-air ball, party

“zaļumu svētki, zaļumsvētki”

open-air holiday, festival, celebration

“apkārt mājai daudz zaļumu: koki, zāle, puķes”

around the house there is a lot of green (areas): trees, grass, flowers

“saulainā svētdienā viņi visi iekāps vilcienā un aizbrauks zaļumos”

on a sunny Sunday they will all take a train and go to the greens (= green areas in the countryside)

CEFR level