ziņkārība
See also: ziņkārībā
Latvian
Etymology
From ziņkārs (“curious”) + -ība (with ziņkārs from ziņu (“knowledge, news [gen.]”) + kārs (“ravenous, eager”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ziņkārība f (4th declension)
- curiosity (the quality of one who is curious, who wants to know, to learn)
- sievišķīga ziņkārība ― feminine curiosity
- apmierināt ziņkārību ― to satisfy (one's) curiosity
- ziņkārībā ieplestas acis ― eyes wide open (with) curiosity
- daudz ko es biju novērojis pats, bet mans galvenais informācijas avots bija un palika Žanete, kas visus notikumus vēroja kā filmu un, ziņkārībā drebot, gaidīja atrisinājumu ― I witnessed much myself, but my main source of information was and remained Žanete, who watched all events as if (it was all) a movie and, trembling with (lit. in) curiosity, waited for a solution
Declension
Declension of ziņkārība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ziņkārība | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ziņkārību | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ziņkārības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | ziņkārībai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ziņkārību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ziņkārībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ziņkārība | — |
Synonyms
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