uzcītība

See also: uzcītībā

Latvian

Etymology

From cīst(ies) (to try) + -ība, with uzcīsties (to try something, to attempt something) from uz- + cīsties (to try), a less frequently used synonym (and ultimately also cognate) of censties (to try) (q.v.).[1]

Noun

uzcītība f (4th declension)

  1. industriousness, diligence, zeal (quality of one who is industrious, hard-working, diligent)
    apbrīnojama uzcītībaadmirable zeal, diligence
    skolotāju istabā izlika uzvedības, kārtības un uzcītības atzīmesin the teacher's room (the teachers) were grading (the students) for behavior, order, and diligence

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), cīsties”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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