nebēdnis
Latvian
Etymology
From nebēda (“carefreeness”) with an extra n (perhaps from the suffix -ens), made into a 2nd-declension masculine noun (with nebēda from ne- + bēda (“sorrow, misfortune”)).
Noun
nebēdnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: nebēdne)
- mischievous, naughty person (usually a child)
- mazi, kareivīgi noskaņoti puišeļi skraida pa laipām un tiltiņiem un spēlē indiāņu spēles... “hei, mazais, kā tev klājas?” uzsaucam kādam nebēdnim ― little boys with a military imagination were running around in bridges and footbridges, playing Indian games... “hey, baby, how are you doing?” said some mischievous boy
- sievas steidza novākt izžauto veļu, reizēm patriekdamas nost mazos nebēdņus, kas nosmulētām rokām sniedzās noraut no auklas kādu veļas gabalu ― the women rushed to remove the hanging clothes, sometimes chasing away small naughty children who were trying with stretched arms to rip some small piece off the clothes
Declension
Declension of nebēdnis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nebēdnis | nebēdņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nebēdni | nebēdņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nebēdņa | nebēdņu |
| dative (datīvs) | nebēdnim | nebēdņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nebēdni | nebēdņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nebēdnī | nebēdņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nebēdni | nebēdņi |
Synonyms
- draiskulis
- nebēdnieks
- nerātnis
Derived terms
- nebēdnība
- nebēdnīgs, nebēdnīgums