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Latvian
Etymology
From gudrs (“wise, intelligent”) + -ība.
Pronunciation
Noun
gudrība f (4th declension)
- intelligence, wiseness, wisdom (the quality of one who is wise, intelligent)
- mīklas visām tautām ir bijušas gudrības pārbaudīšanas līdzeklis ― riddles have been for all nations a means of testing intelligence, wisdom
- viņas spēks iet roku rokā ar gudrību un mīlestību ― her strength goes hand in hand with wisdom and love
- wisdom (collection of knowledge)
- dzīves gudrība ― life wisdom
- grāmatu gudrība ― book wisdom, knowledge
- ābeces gudrība ― ABC wisdom (i.e., elementary knowledge)
- māte darīja man zināmu seno tautas gudrību par augsto kāpšanu un iespējamo zemo krišanu ― mother did (= gave) me some ancient people's wisdom about climbing high and the possible downfall
- word of wisdom, advice, suggestion, recommendation
- ja nebijis Zelmas gudrība, nezin vai mamma būtu maz ņēmusi rokā siksnu toreiz ― if it hadn't been for Zelma's wisdom (= wise advice), it's not clear whether or not mom would have taken the little strap into her hands
- Austra, Marta un Lonija iekārtojās solā netālu no vieniem vārtiem; tā bija Lonijas gudrība, jo, kā viņa teica, te varēšot vislabāk redzēt uzbrucēju darbu futbola sacensībās ― Austra, Marta and Lonija settled on the bench near one of the goals; this was Lonija's wisdom (= wise suggetion), because, as she said, there they would be able to see the attack better in the soccer match
- (colloquial) understanding, clarity, common sense
- klausies tik visādas sievu pasakas, tad tu gan tiksi pie gudrības! ― listen to all kinds of women's stories, then you'll come by wisdom! (= become wise; meant ironically)
Declension
Declension of gudrība (4th declension)
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