nebēdnis
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nebēda (“carefreeness”) with an extra n (perhaps from the suffix -ens), made into a 2nd-declension masculine noun (with nebēda from ne- + bēda (“sorrow, misfortune”)).
Noun
[edit]nebēdnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: nebēdne)
- mischievous, naughty person (usually a child)
- mazi, kareivīgi noskaņoti puišeļi skraida pa laipām un tiltiņiem un spēlē indiāņu spēles... “hei, mazais, kā tev klājas?” uzsaucam kādam nebēdnim ― little boys with a military imagination were running around in bridges and footbridges, playing Indian games... “hey, baby, how are you doing?” said some mischievous boy
- sievas steidza novākt izžauto veļu, reizēm patriekdamas nost mazos nebēdņus, kas nosmulētām rokām sniedzās noraut no auklas kādu veļas gabalu ― the women rushed to remove the hanging clothes, sometimes chasing away small naughty children who were trying with stretched arms to rip some small piece off the clothes
Declension
[edit]Declension of nebēdnis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nebēdnis | nebēdņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nebēdni | nebēdņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nebēdņa | nebēdņu |
| dative (datīvs) | nebēdnim | nebēdņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nebēdni | nebēdņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nebēdnī | nebēdņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nebēdni | nebēdņi |