ētika

See also: etika and ētikā

Latvian

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, of or for morals, moral, expressing character), from ἦθος (êthos, character, moral nature).

Pronunciation

Noun

ētika f (4th declension)

  1. ethics (philosophical discipline that studies morality and the concepts of right and wrong)
    normatīvā ētikanormative ethics
    marksistiskā ētikaMarxist ethics
    materiālistiskā ētikamaterialistic ethics
    ideālistiskā ētikaidealistic ethics
  2. ethics (a specific system of standard for an individual's conduct, especially a member of a profession)
    darba ētikawork ethics
    sporta ētikasports ethics

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