bailīgums
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bailīgs (“fearful, timid, shy”) + -ums, with bailīgs from bail(es) (“fear”) + -īgs.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
bailīgums m (1st declension)
- timidity, shyness, fearfulness (the state or quality of one who is (habitually) afraid, who is easy to scare, to frighten, to startle)
- cilvēka bailīgums ― a person's timidity
- pārvarēt bailīgumu ― to overcome timidity, fear
- aitas bailīgums un biklums taisni nožēlojams ― the sheep's fear and timidity is really deplorable, regrettable
Declension[edit]
Declension of bailīgums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | bailīgums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | bailīgumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | bailīguma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | bailīgumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | bailīgumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | bailīgumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | bailīgum | — |