nabadziņš
Latvian
Etymology
From nabags (“poor man”) + -iņš (“dim.”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
nabadziņš m (1st declension, feminine form: nabadzīte)
- little poor man; diminutive of nabags
- kā nabadziņš ticis pie naudas ― how a little poor man found money
- poor man, poor thing (a man worthy of pity, miserable, pathetic, weak, sick; also metaphorically)
- ak, nabadziņš! ― oh, poor thing!
- lats, nabadziņš, nomests zemē! ― the lats (Latvian currency), poor thing, (was) thrown on the ground
Declension
Declension of nabadziņš (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nabadziņš | nabadziņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nabadziņu | nabadziņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nabadziņa | nabadziņu |
| dative (datīvs) | nabadziņam | nabadziņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nabadziņu | nabadziņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nabadziņā | nabadziņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nabadziņ | nabadziņi |