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, coloquially, censīgs, censība).[1]
Noun
centība f (4th declension)
- industriousness, diligence, dedication, zeal (quality of one who is industrious, hard-working, diligent)
- simpātiska ir jūsu centība, neatlaidīga griba papildināt savu izgītību ― pleasant is your diligence, (your) fierce desire to complete your education'
Declension
Declension of centība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | centība | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | centību | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | centības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | centībai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | centību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | centībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | centība | — |
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Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “censties”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN