saltums

From salts (“cold”) +‎ -ums.

saltums m (1st declension)

1. low temperature, cold

   rudens saltums ― autumn cold

   saltums līda pie kauliem ― the cold came to his bones

   es aizslēdzu durvis, lai saltums nenāk ― I closed the door, so that the cold wouldn't come (in)

2. cold (feelings caused by low temperatures)

   savāds saltums pēkšņi apņēma viņa plecus un rokas ― a strange cold suddenly encirocled his arms and shoulders

3. cold, coldness (dry, unresponsive, unfriendly attitude)

   “ej mājās, Nora”, viņš klusi teica, un viņa balsī bija tāds saltums, ka Nora nodrebēja ― “go home, Nora,” he said quietly, and in his voice there was such coldness that Nora shuddered

• aukstums
• drēgnums
• dzestrums
• spirgtums
• vēsums

• sals