ētika

See also: etika and ētikā

Latvian

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, of or for morals, moral, expressing character), from ἦθος (êthos, character, moral nature).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eːtikːa]

Noun

ētika f (4th declension)

  1. ethics (the science of morality)
    Jūs rīkojaties tā, it kā jūs būtu mežonīga būtne bez ētikas.You act as if you are a wild creature with no ethics.
  2. morality
    Synonym: morāle

Declension

Declension of ētika (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative ētika
genitive ētikas
dative ētikai
accusative ētiku
instrumental ētiku
locative ētikā
vocative ētika

Derived terms

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