censība
See also: censībā
Latvian
Etymology
From censt(ies) (“to try”) + -ība. The standard stem for this verb has š (es cenšos, “I try”), but dialectally also t (es centos), which explains why there are derived forms with t, like centīgs, centība (“zeal”), and with s, like censonis (“striver, fighter, assiduous person”) or sacensība (“competition”) (and also, colloquially, censīgs, censība).[1]
Noun
censība f (4th declension)
- (colloquial) industriousness, diligence, zeal; alternative form of centība
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | censība | — |
| genitive | censības | — |
| dative | censībai | — |
| accusative | censību | — |
| instrumental | censību | — |
| locative | censībā | — |
| vocative | censība | — |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “censties”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN