censība
See also: censībā
Latvian
Etymology
From censt(ies) (“to try”) + -ība. The standard stem for this verb has š (es cenšos, “I try”), but dialectally also t (es centos), which explains why there are derived forms with t, like centīgs, centība (“zeal”), and with s, like censonis (“striver, fighter, assiduous person”) or sacensība (“competition”) (and also, coloquially, censīgs, censība).[1]
Noun
censība f (4th declension)
- (colloquial) industriousness, diligence, zeal; alternative form of centība
Declension
Declension of censība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | censība | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | censību | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | censības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | censībai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | censību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | censībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | censība | — |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “censties”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN