cītība

See also: cītībā

Latvian

Etymology

From cīst(ies) (“to try”) +‎ -ība, a less frequently used synonym (and ultimately also cognate) of censties (“to try”) (q.v.).[1]

Noun

cītība f (4th declension)

  1. industriousness, diligence, zeal (quality of one who is industrious, hard-working, diligent)
    apbrīnojama cītība ― admirable zeal
    strādāt ar lielu cītību ― to work with great diligence, dedication

Declension

Declension of cītība (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative cītība —
genitive cītības —
dative cītībai —
accusative cītību —
instrumental cītību —
locative cītībā —
vocative cītība —

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “censties”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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