rūpīgums
Latvian
Etymology
From rūpīgs (“caring, careful”) + -ums (with rūpīgs from rūpe (“worry, concern”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
Noun
rūpīgums m (1st declension)
- care, attention (to needs), caringness
- vecāku rūpīgums ― parental care, attention
- care, carefulness, precision, accuracy
- “steidzies lēnam!” dziļa doma ir šajā tautas gudrībā; tā māca netūļāties, nevilcināties, taču arī nestrēbt karstu; māca ātrumu sabalansēt ar pamatīgumu, rūpīgumu ― “hurry slowly!” (there) is deep thinking in this folk wisdom; it teaches not to linger, not to hesitate, but also not to gulp down what is too hot; it teaches to balance speed with thoroughness, carefulness, precision
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rūpīgums | — |
| genitive | rūpīguma | — |
| dative | rūpīgumam | — |
| accusative | rūpīgumu | — |
| instrumental | rūpīgumu | — |
| locative | rūpīgumā | — |
| vocative | rūpīgum | — |