rūpīgums
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rūpīgs (“caring, careful”) + -ums (with rūpīgs from rūpe (“worry, concern”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]rūpīgums m (1st declension)
- care, attention (to needs), caringness
- vecāku rūpīgums ― parental care, attention
- care, carefulness, precision, accuracy
- “steidzies lēnam!” dziļa doma ir šajā tautas gudrībā; tā māca netūļāties, nevilcināties, taču arī nestrēbt karstu; māca ātrumu sabalansēt ar pamatīgumu, rūpīgumu ― “hurry slowly!” (there) is deep thinking in this folk wisdom; it teaches not to linger, not to hesitate, but also not to gulp down what is too hot; it teaches to balance speed with thoroughness, carefulness, precision
Declension
[edit]Declension of rūpīgums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | rūpīgums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | rūpīgumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | rūpīguma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | rūpīgumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | rūpīgumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | rūpīgumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | rūpīgum | — |