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Latvian
Etymology
From an earlier unattested adjective *mīlests (compare mielasts (“banquet, feast”), also Russian ми́лость (mílostʹ, “compassion, mercy, grace”)) + -ība, maybe following the example of mīlība (“tenderness, sweetness”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
mīlestība f (4th declension)
- love (positive romantic feeling for a specific person)
- pirmā mīlestība ― first love
- atzīšanās mīlestībā ― declaration of love
- platoniskā mīlestība ― Platonic love
- mīlestības vārdi, vēstule ― love words, letter
- love (positive non-romantic feeling for someone or something, devotion)
- mātes, vecāku mīlestība ― mother's, parents' love
- dzimtenes mīlestība ― love for one's homeland
- dabas, dzīvnieku mīlestība ― love for nature, for animals
- love (deep interest in something)
- mīlestība uz teātri ― love for the theatre
- darba, kārtības mīlestība ― love for work, for order
- mākslas mīlestība ― love of art
- mīlestība pret literatūru ― love for literature
Declension
Declension of mīlestība (4th declension)
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