drosme
See also: Drôme and drosmē
Latvian
Etymology
From dross (“brave, sure, safe”) + -me (dross being a dialectal variant of drošs (“brave, sure, safe”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɾùosme]
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Noun
drosme f (5th declension)
- courage, bravery (character quality expressed in fearlessness in the presence of danger; the behavior it motivates)
- parādīt drosmi ― to show courage
- zaudēt drosmi ― to lose courage
- drosme atzīt savas kļūdas ― the courage to admit one's mistakes
- drosmes pretstats bailes ― the opposite of courage (is) fear
Declension
Declension of drosme (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | drosme | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | drosmi | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | drosmes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | drosmei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | drosmi | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | drosmē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | drosme | — |
Synonyms
- bezbailība, bezbailīgums
Antonyms
- bailība, bailīgums
- biklība, biklums
- kautrība, kautrīgums, kautrums
Derived terms
- drosmīgs, drosmīgums
Related terms
- drošība
- drošums
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “drošs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN