nevainīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From nevainīgs (“innocent”) + -ums (with nevainīgs from ne- + vainīgs (“guilty”), and vainīgs from vaina (“guilt”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
Noun
nevainīgums m (1st declension)
- innocence (the state or quality of one who is innocent, not guilty)
- apsūdzētā nevainīgums ― the innocence of the accused
- nevainīguma prezumpcija ― the presumption of innocence
- innocence, harmlessness
- draiskulību nevainīgums ― the innocence of playfulness
- innocence, simplicity, naïveté
- bērna nevainīgums ― a child's innocence
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nevainīgums | — |
| genitive | nevainīguma | — |
| dative | nevainīgumam | — |
| accusative | nevainīgumu | — |
| instrumental | nevainīgumu | — |
| locative | nevainīgumā | — |
| vocative | nevainīgum | — |