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Latvian
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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).
Noun
centība f (4th declension)
- industriousness, diligence, dedication, zeal (quality of one who is industrious, hard-working, diligent)
- simpātiska ir jūsu centība, neatlaidīga griba papildināt savu izgītību ― pleasant is your diligence, (your) fierce desire to complete your education'
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Declension of centība (4th declension)
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