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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]
Pronunciation
Noun
labklājība f (4th declension)
- well-being, welfare, (common) wealth (material living conditions characterized by prosperity and security)
- Latvijas labklājības ministrija ― Latvian welfare ministry
- nodrošināt tautas materiālo labklājību ― to ensure the people's material well-being
- dzīvot labklājībā ― to live in well-being, wealth
- par iedzīvotāju materiālās labklājības pieaugumu liecina patēriņa preču iegādes palielināšanās ― the 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 celšanai ― the execution of production tasks is the most important prerequisite for the raising of the well-being (= wealth) of Soviet citizens
Declension
Declension of labklājība (4th declension)
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