zaglība
See also: zaglībā
Latvian
Etymology
From zaglis (“thief”) + -ība.
Pronunciation
Noun
zaglība f (4th declension)
- thievishness (the quality of one who is thievish, who tends to steal)
- “ābeļdārzā par sargu ir liels, plecīgs vecis,” Ķikuts ieminējās, vēlēdamies atvēsināt zaglības azartā aizrāvušos biedrus ― “in the apple garden (= orchard), (working) as a watchman, there is a big, broad-shouldered old man,” Ķikuts remarked, wanting to cool off his friends (who were) excited by the frenzy of thievishness (i.e., by the desire to steal)
- furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness (the quality of that which is furtive, sneaky, stealthy)
- uzraudzīt pērkona lietu, nudien, nav nekāds vieglais darbs, jo pērkona debeši ir viltus un zaglības pilni ― to monitor cases of thunder(storms) is indeed not an easy job, since a thunder sky is full of deceit and furtiveness
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zaglība | — |
| genitive | zaglības | — |
| dative | zaglībai | — |
| accusative | zaglību | — |
| instrumental | zaglību | — |
| locative | zaglībā | — |
| vocative | zaglība | — |