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Latvian
Etymology
From bagāts (“rich”) + -ība.
Pronunciation
Noun
bagātība f (4th declension)
- wealth (large amounts of valuable properties: goods, money, etc.)
- iegūt, sakrāt bagātību ― to acquire, to save wealth
- izšķērdēt bagātību ― to waste wealth
- dzīvot bagātībā ― to live in wealth (= to be rich)
- glabāt savu bagātību aiz atslēgas ― to keep one's wealth under lock and key
- man ir māja, par kuru man sola divpadsmit tūkstošus; skaidrā naudā man guļ uz procentiem desmit tūkstošu... tā ir liela bagātība ― I have a house for which I've been promised twelve thousand; in cash I'll have about ten thousand after paying all taxes... this is a big wealth (= a fortune, a lot of money)
- wealth, abundance (a large amount of something)
- zem ozoliem Ilga paiet garām zīļu bagātībai ― under the oak trees Ilga went along a (great) wealth of acorns
- (usually in the plural) (mineral) riches, treasure (a certain amount of precious stones, metals, etc.)
- zelts, sudrabs, dārgakmeņi un citas bagātības ― gold, silver, precious stones and other riches, treasures
- pašreiz pasaules lielākās dārgakmeņu bagātības atrodas Padomju Savienība ― currently the world's largest riches (= deposits) of precious stones are in the Soviet Union
- riches (resources of great economic importance)
- meži ir liela bagātība ― forests are big (natural) riches
- ūdeņu bagātības ― abundant water resources (lit. water riches)
- dabas bagātības: ogles un rūda, sāls, nafta, retie metāli... ― natural riches: coal and ore, salt, oil, rare metals...
- riches (precious mental skills or qualities)
- Raiņa idejas ir tik lielas, ka katram laikmetam ir ko ņemt no dzejnieka bagātības ― Rainis' ideas are so big that every era has something to take from his poetic riches
- richness (the quality of that which is rich, also figuratively)
- zivju bagātība upēs ― the richness of fish in the rivers
- valodas bagātība ― richness of language
- dvēseles bagātība ― richness (= depth) of soul
Declension
Declension of bagātība (4th declension)
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