"censība" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Latvian]

Etymology: From censt(ies) (“to try”) + -ība. The standard stem for this verb has š (es cenšos, “I try”), but dialectally also t (es centos), which explains why there are derived forms with t, like centīgs, centība (“zeal”), and with s, like censonis (“striver, fighter, assiduous person”) or sacensība (“competition”) (and also, colloquially, censīgs, censība). Etymology templates: {{suffix|lv|censties|ība|alt1=censt(ies)|gloss1=to try}} censt(ies) (“to try”) + -ība Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|4th declension||||||or||||or||||cat2=|g=f|g2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} censība f (4th declension), {{lv-noun|f|4th}} censība f (4th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|censīb|a|4th|no-pl|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-4|censīb|a|4=no-pl|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|censība|-|censību|-|censības|-|censībai|-|censību|-|censībā|-|censība|-|16=|type=4th|x=-60}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], censība [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], censības [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], censībai [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], censību [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], censību [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], censībā [locative, singular], - [locative, plural], censība [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative]
  1. (colloquial) industriousness, diligence, zeal; alternative form of centība Tags: colloquial, declension-4, feminine

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "censties",
        "3": "ība",
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        "gloss1": "to try"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From censt(ies) (“to try”) + -ība. The standard stem for this verb has š (es cenšos, “I try”), but dialectally also t (es centos), which explains why there are derived forms with t, like centīgs, centība (“zeal”), and with s, like censonis (“striver, fighter, assiduous person”) or sacensība (“competition”) (and also, colloquially, censīgs, censība).",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lv-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censība",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censības",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censībai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censību",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censību",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "censībā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "censība",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "3": "4th declension",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "f",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "a",
        "3": "4th",
        "4": "no-pl",
        "extrawidth": "-60"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "censīb",
        "2": "a",
        "4": "no-pl",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "drop-v": "",
        "keep-s": "",
        "x": "-60"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "censība",
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        "11": "censībā",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "censība",
        "14": "-",
        "16": "",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "censību",
        "4": "-",
        "5": "censības",
        "6": "-",
        "7": "censībai",
        "8": "-",
        "9": "censību",
        "type": "4th",
        "x": "-60"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian terms suffixed with -ība",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "industriousness, diligence, zeal; alternative form of centība"
      ],
      "id": "en-censība-lv-noun-zy3v8xE7",
      "links": [
        [
          "industriousness",
          "industriousness"
        ],
        [
          "diligence",
          "diligence"
        ],
        [
          "zeal",
          "zeal"
        ],
        [
          "centība",
          "centība#Latvian"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) industriousness, diligence, zeal; alternative form of centība"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "declension-4",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lv-decl-noun",
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      "form": "censība",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censības",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "censībai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censību",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censību",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "censībā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "censība",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
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      "name": "head"
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      },
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        "7": "",
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        "keep-s": "",
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "13": "censība",
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        "16": "",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "censību",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latvian colloquialisms",
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        "Latvian feminine nouns",
        "Latvian fourth declension nouns",
        "Latvian lemmas",
        "Latvian nouns",
        "Latvian terms suffixed with -ība",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "industriousness, diligence, zeal; alternative form of centība"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "diligence",
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        ],
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          "zeal",
          "zeal"
        ],
        [
          "centība",
          "centība#Latvian"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) industriousness, diligence, zeal; alternative form of centība"
      ],
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        "declension-4",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "censība"
}

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