zādzība

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From zag(t) (to steal) +‎ -ība, with irregular lengthening (a > ā).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

zādzība f (4th declension)

  1. theft (the act or result of stealing)
    naudas, mantas zādzībamoney, property theft
    zādzība ar ielaušanosburglary (lit. theft with invasion)
    pieķert zādzībāto catch in (the act of) stealing
    apvainot, sodīt par zādzībuto accuse, to punish for theft
    literāra zādzībaplagiarism (lit. literary theft)
    vai tā nav zādzība, slepus ņemt grāmatu?isn't it theft, to secretly take a book?

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