labklājība

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Latvian

Etymology

An early 19th-century coinage, from labs (good) +‎ klājs (cover) +‎ -ība, which replaced other contemporary coinages (labklāšana, labklāšanās).[1]

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Noun

labklājība f (4th declension)

  1. well-being, welfare, (common) wealth (material living conditions characterized by prosperity and security)
    Latvijas labklājības ministrijaLatvian welfare ministry
    nodrošināt tautas materiālo labklājībuto ensure the people's material well-being
    dzīvot labklājībāto live in well-being, wealth
    par iedzīvotāju materiālās labklājības pieaugumu liecina patēriņa preču iegādes palielināšanāsthe increase in the acquisition of consumer goods shows the growth in the material well-being of the (local) inhabitants
    ražošanas uzdevumu izpilde ir galvenais priekšnoteikums padomju cilvēku labklājības celšanaithe execution of production tasks is the most important prerequisite for the raising of the well-being (= wealth) of Soviet citizens

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “klāt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN