bailība

From bail(es) (“fear”) +‎ -ība.

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bailība f (4th declension)

1. (rare, usually singular) fear, timidity, shyness, fearfulness (the state or quality of one who is (habitually) afraid, who is easy to scare, to frighten, to startle)

   ienāca Kaspars lēni un godbijīgi, tomēr nevis ar kalpa bailību ― Kaspars came in slowly and respectfully, but with a servant's fear

   sarunas nonākušas līdz tematam par bailību un bezbailību ― the conversation came to the themes of fear and fearlessness

   uz jūrskolu nebraukšu... ko gan tur ar manu bailību? ― I won't go to naval school... what will I do there with my fear, timidity?

2. (dated sense, usually plural) fear

   es gribu kliegt, saukt citas sievas skatīties, bet no bailībām mēle pavisam stīva ― I want to shout, to call the other wives to see (it), but my tongue is commpletely stiff from fear

• (of "timidity"): bailīgums, biklums, biklība
• (of "fear"): bailes, bail

• bezbailība, bezbailīgums
• drosme, drosmīgums, drošums

• bail, bailes, bailība
• baidīt, baidīties
• bikls, bīties