dzeltenums
التعريفات والمعاني
== Latvian ==
=== Etymology ===
From dzeltens (“yellow”) + -ums.
=== Noun ===
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 ====