izcilība
See also: izcilībā
Latvian
Etymology
From izcils (“great, excellent, outstanding”) + -ība.
Pronunciation
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Noun
izcilība f (4th declension)
- excellence (the quality of that which is excellent, outstanding)
- izcilie koki jāvērtē vienīgi pēc to izcilības attiecīgajā audzē ― excellent trees must be evaluated solely on the basis of their excellence at the respective (phase of) growth
- excellence, distinction (excellent results; a feature that makes something excellent)
- diploms ar izcilību ― a diploma with distinction (cum laude)
- beigt skolu ar izcilību ― to finish school with distinction
- par agronomi aizgāja strādāt jauna meitene, kas ar izcilību bija beigusi tehnikumu ― a young girl who had finished technical (school) with distinction went to work as an agronomist
Declension
Declension of izcilība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | izcilība | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | izcilību | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | izcilības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | izcilībai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | izcilību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | izcilībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | izcilība | — |