dzeltenums

Latvian

Olas dzeltenums

From dzeltens (“yellow”) +‎ -ums.

dzeltenums m (1st declension)

(chiefly in the singular) yellow, yellowness (the quality of that which is yellow)
vidū kļavas lapai dzeltenums spīdēja kā saule pusdienā ― in the middle of the maple leaves the yellow(ness) shone like the sun at noon
yolk (the yellow part of an egg)
olas dzeltenums ― egg yolk

dzeltenuma apvalks ― vitelline membrane (lit. yolk cover)

olās B12 vitamīns ir koncentrēts galvenokārt olu dzeltenumā ― in eggs, vitamin B12 is concentrated mainly in the yolk

Declension of dzeltenums (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	dzeltenums	dzeltenumi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	dzeltenumu	dzeltenumus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	dzeltenuma	dzeltenumu
dative (datīvs)	dzeltenumam	dzeltenumiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	dzeltenumu	dzeltenumiem
locative (lokatīvs)	dzeltenumā	dzeltenumos
vocative (vokatīvs)	dzeltenum	dzeltenumi