milzum
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From milzums (“large number”), used adverbially, without the nominative ending -s.
Pronunciation
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Adverb
[edit]milzum
- (used as an intensifier, with daudz, or by an adjective) a lot, very (much), plenty
- milzum daudz spēka ― a lot of strength, power
- darba milzum daudz ― (there is) plenty of work
- milzum daudz naudas ― a lot of money
- milzum stiprs vīrs ― a very strong man
- par mežu dabūja milzum daudz naudas ― for the forest, he got a lot of money
- kaut kur ap Usmas ezeru esot milzum daudz riekstu ― somewhere around lake Usma there are, they say, plenty of nuts