uzcītīgs

Latvian

Etymology

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

Adjective

uzcītīgs (uzcītīgais comparative, uzcītīgāks superlative, visuzcītīgākais adverb, uzcītīgi)

  1. diligent, industrious, zealous (who insists on trying to do, to achieve, to obtain something)
    uzcītīgs skolēns, darbinieks, strādnieksindustrious, hard-working student, employee, worker

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Synonyms

References

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