"centība" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

Etymology: From censt(ies) (“to try”) + -ība. The standard present 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, {{m|lv|centīgs}} centīgs, {{m|lv|centība||zeal}} centība (“zeal”), {{m|lv|censonis||striver, fighter, assiduous person}} censonis (“striver, fighter, assiduous person”), {{m|lv|sacensība||competition}} sacensība (“competition”), {{m|lv|censīgs}} censīgs, {{m|lv|censība}} censība Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} centība f, {{lv-noun|f|4th}} centība f (4th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|centīb|a|4th|no-pl|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-4|centīb|a|4=no-pl|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|centība|-|centību|-|centības|-|centībai|-|centību|-|centībā|-|centība|-|16=|type=4th declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-4 [table-tags], centība [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], centību [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], centības [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], centībai [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], centību [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], centībā [locative, singular], - [locative, plural], centība [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative]
  1. industriousness, diligence, dedication, zeal (quality of one who is industrious, hard-working, diligent) Tags: declension-4, feminine Synonyms: čaklība, čaklums, cītība, uzcītība Synonyms (colloquial form): censība Related terms: censonis, censties, centīgs, censīgs [colloquial], sacensība
    Sense id: en-centība-lv-noun-p2A4h-7E Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian terms suffixed with -ība

Inflected forms

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