nepateicīgums
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nepateicīgs (“ungrateful”) + -ums, with nepateicīgs from ne- + pateicīgs (“grateful, thankful”) and pateicīgs from pateikt(ies) (“to thank”) + -īgs, with k > c via palatalization.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]nepateicīgums m (1st declension)
- ingratitude (the feeling or attitude of one who is ungrateful; behavior with expresses this feeling or attitude)
- par vislielāko apvainojumu Taizemē uzskata nepateicīgumu ― the greatest offense in Thailand is considered to be ingratitude
- thanklessness, unrewardingness (the quality or state of that which is thankless, unrewarding, does not justify the time and resources spent on it) (of actions, activities, jobs)
- ar nepateicīgumu es saprotu to, ka darba augļi nav redzami uzreiz, tu sēj sēklu, kura nobriest, izaug, nes augļus pati ar savu ― by unrewardingness I understand the fact that the fruits of (one's) work are not immediately visible
- inappropriateness, unfavorableness (the quality of that which is not appropriate, not favorable, not conducive to a desired state or situation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of nepateicīgums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nepateicīgums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nepateicīgumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nepateicīguma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | nepateicīgumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nepateicīgumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nepateicīgumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nepateicīgum | — |