sievišķība

See also: sievišķībā

Latvian

From sievišķs (“feminine”) +‎ -ība (with sievišķs from sieva (“wife, woman”) +‎ -išķs).

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sievišķība f (4th declension)

femininity (the quality of that which is feminine)
sievišķība ir sievietei vien piemītošs spēks... tas dzīvi padara skaistu, tāpat kā vīrišķais spēks dod stabilitāti ― femininity is women's inherent strength... it gives beauty to life, just as masculine (inherent) strength gives stability

visaugstākā sievišķības forma, tās simbols ir māte ar bērnu pie krūts ― the highest form of femininity, its symbol is a mother with (her) child on her lap