rūpīgums

Latvian

From rūpīgs (“caring, careful”) +‎ -ums (with rūpīgs from rūpe (“worry, concern”) +‎ -īgs).

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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