ubadze

See also: ubadzē

Latvian

Etymology

From ubags (beggar) + -e (fem.), with palatalization of g to dz.

Pronunciation

Noun

ubadze f (5th declension, masculine form: ubags)

  1. female beggar (woman who obtains her livelihood by begging)
    vecās ubadzes piemiņaiin memory of an old beggar woman
    negribu būt ubadzreI don't want to be a beggar woman
    rumāņu ubadze Romas metro dzemdē bērnua Romanian beggar woman gave birth to a child in the subway in Rome

Declension

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