nabadzīgs
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nabags (“poor”) + -īgs, with palatalization of g to dz.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]nabadzīgs (definite nabadzīgais, comparative nabadzīgāks, superlative visnabadzīgākais, adverb nabadzīgi)
- poor (who lacks possessions, the means of surviving)
- nabadzīgs cilvēks ― poor person
- nabadzīga tauta ― poor people (= ethnic group)
- nabadzīgi ļaudis ― poor people (= persons)
- (of territories) poor (whose inhabitants lack necessary possessions)
- nabadzīga sādža ― poor village
- nabadzīgs ciemats ― poor village
- Kartagenas pilsēta bija nabadzīga ― the village of Cartagena was poor
- poor (in whose preparation important or necessary things were not used or were used insufficiently; which is less than it should be)
- nabadzīgs pusdienu galds ― poor dining table
- nabadzīga virtuve ― poor cuisine
- nabadzīgs maizes rieciens ― poor (= thin) slice of bread
- viņu kāzu galds bija nabadzīgs: Arvīda mātes ceptie rauši, zivis un piens ― their wedding table (= buffet) was poor: (only) Arvīds' mother's baked cakes, fish and milk
- Agnese iedomājās Ernas nabadzīgo vienistabas dzīvoklīti, kur virtuve pat ar sienu nebija atdalīta no istabas
- Agnese imagined Erna's poor little one-room apartment, where the kitchen was not separated from the (sleeping) room (not even) with a wall
- poor (such that it has something important or necessary only in small, insufficient quantity)
- ar zivīm nabadzīgs ezers ― a lake poor in fish
- ar mežiem nabadzīgs apvidus ― a forest-poor area
- ziediem nabadzīgs dārzs ― a garden poor in flowers
- poor (without diversity in form, nuance, components)
- nabadzīga augu valsts ― poor plant realm (= flora)
- nabadzīga fauna ― poor fauna
- nabadzīga vārdu krājums ― poor vocabulary (lit. word stock)
- nabadzīga bibliotēla ― poor library
- nabadzīga krāsu gamma ― poor set of colors
- līdz tam uzskatīja, ka šajā baseinā galvenokārt atrodamas tikai nabadzīgas rūdas: kvarcīti ― up until then (they) thoguht that in that basin mostly poor ore, quartzite, could be found
- cilvēks, kas vienaldzīgs pret pasaulē notiekošo, ir garlaicīgs: viņa dzīve ir nabadzīga un tukša ― a person who is indifferent to what happens in the world is boring: his life is poor and empty
- (of creativity) poor, one-sided, limited
- nabadzīga fantāzija ― poor fantasy
- nabadzīga dzeja ― poor poetry
- nabadzīgi uzskati ― poor beliefs, opinions
- (of character, personality) poor, shallow, insensitive
- cik jūsu dvēseles, ak, ir nabadzīgas! ― oh! how poor are your souls!
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of nabadzīgs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nabadzīgs | nabadzīgi | nabadzīga | nabadzīgas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nabadzīgu | nabadzīgus | nabadzīgu | nabadzīgas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nabadzīga | nabadzīgu | nabadzīgas | nabadzīgu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | nabadzīgam | nabadzīgiem | nabadzīgai | nabadzīgām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nabadzīgu | nabadzīgiem | nabadzīgu | nabadzīgām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | nabadzīgā | nabadzīgos | nabadzīgā | nabadzīgās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||