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Latvian
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Etymology
From dzīves (“life”) + prieks (“joy, delight”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dzīvesprieks m (1st declension)
- happiness, joy, joie de vivre, vitality (interest in life, the feeling that life is good, joyful)
dzīvesprieka pilns- full of joy
laupīt, zaudēt dzīvesprieku- to rob, to lose (one's) vitality, joie de vivre
dzīvesprieks jau ir visas mūsu tautas ikdienas sastāvdaļa- vitality is one of the everyday characteristics of our whole people
dažas krāsas izraisa cilvēkā optimistisku kāpinājumu, dzīvesprieku, citas turpretim grūtsirdību un apātiju- some colors cause an increase of optimism (and) joie de vivre in people, while others (cause) melancholy and apathy
Declension
Declension of dzīvesprieks (1st declension)
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