izdevumu

Izdevums is a Latvian noun meaning a publication, edition, or other work produced by a publisher. The form izdevumu is the genitive plural and is used in phrases that attribute properties to a set of publications, such as izdevumu nosaukumi (titles of publications) and izdevumu skaits (the number of publications). For referring to several publications as a category, the nominative plural izdevumi is typically used.

In practice, izdevumi encompass books, journals, reports, and digital publications, including online articles, e-books, and multimedia works. The term is common in libraries, archives, bibliographies, and the publishing industry, especially in cataloging, metadata, and research contexts. The concept is generic and not tied to a single format.

Morphology note: izdevums is masculine; genitive plural is izdevumu. The genitive form izdevumu is used whenever the phrase requires a genitive attribute, for example: kataloga izdevumu nosaukumi (publication titles in the catalog) or izdevumu metadati (publication metadata).