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单词 centība
释义

centība

See also: centībā

Latvian

Alternative forms

  • (colloquial form) censība

Etymology

From censt(ies) (to try) + -ība. The standard present 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, colloquially, censīgs, censība).[1]

Noun

centība f (4th declension)

  1. industriousness, diligence, dedication, zeal (quality of one who is industrious, hard-working, diligent)
    simpātiska ir jūsu centība, neatlaidīga griba papildināt savu izgītībupleasant is your diligence, (your) fierce desire to complete your education'

Declension

Synonyms

  • čaklība, čaklums
  • cītība, uzcītība
  • censonis
  • censties
  • centīgs, (colloquial) censīgs
  • sacensība

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), censties”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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