rakstniecība
See also: rakstniecībā
Latvian
Etymology
From rakstnieks (“writer”) + -ība (with k > c via palatalization), with rakstnieks from raksts (“writing”) + -nieks.
Pronunciation
Noun
rakstniecība f (4th declension)
- literature (creative work as a form of art, registered in written form; corpus of creative literary and folkloric texts that belong to a certain culture or people)
- latviešu rakstniecības vēsture ― the history of Latvian literature
- rakstniecības teorija ― theory of literature
- literature (the work of a literary writer)
- nodarboties ar rakstniecību ― to busy oneself with literature
- 1908. gadā Upīts aiziet no skolotāja darba un nododas tikai rakstniecībai ― in 1908 Upīts quits his teaching job and dedicates himself only to literature
Usage notes
Rakstniecība refers more directly to the writer's craft, i.e. literary work, as well as to the results of this work, while daiļliteratūra is more appropriately used for literature or fiction as a form of creative art. As for literatūra, it can have the broader sense of "body of texts", even non-artistic ones ("technical literature", "juridical literature", etc.).
Declension
Declension of rakstniecība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | rakstniecība | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | rakstniecību | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | rakstniecības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | rakstniecībai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | rakstniecību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | rakstniecībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | rakstniecība | — |