Latvian

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Etymology

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From notikt (happen) +‎ -ums (with notikt from no- +‎ tikt (become)).

Noun

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notikums m (1st declension)

  1. event, happening, occurrence, incident
    vēsturisks notikumshistoric event
    svarīgs notikums ārpolitikāimportant event in foreign policy
    notikumu bagāts gadsa year rich in events (= an eventful year)
    negaidīts, nepatīkams notikumsan unexpected, unpleasant incident
    notikumu gaitathe course of events
    neparasts notikums uz ielasan unusual incident on the street
    ierasties notikuma vietāto arrive at the scene of the incident

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