nabadziņš

From nabags (“poor man”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”).

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nabadziņš m (1st declension, feminine form: nabadzīte)

1. little poor man; diminutive of nabags

   kā nabadziņš ticis pie naudas ― how a little poor man found money

2. poor man, poor thing (a man worthy of pity, miserable, pathetic, weak, sick; also metaphorically)

   ak, nabadziņš! ― oh, poor thing!

   lats, nabadziņš, nomests zemē! ― the lats (Latvian currency), poor thing, (was) thrown on the ground

• nabadzīgs, nabags
• nabadzība
• nabadzināt