nepateicīgs
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Latvian
Etymology
From ne- + pateicīgs (“grateful”), with pateicīgs from pateik(ties) (“to thank”) + -īgs, with k > c via palatalization (and with pateikties being originally the reflexive form of pateikt (“to say, to express”), from pa- + teikt (“to say”)).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nepateicīgs (definite nepateicīgais, comparative nepateicīgāks, superlative visnepateicīgākais, adverb nepateicīgi)
- ungrateful (showing ingratitude; not feeling, not expressing gratitude, thankfulness)
- nepateicīgs cilvēks ― ungrateful person
- nepateicīgs dēls ― grateful son
- tagad Kroders gaidīja, lai Osis revanšējas un izvirza viņu par savu vietnieku; bet Osis bija nepateicīgs... viņš par savu vietnieku ieteica Andersonu ― then Kroders expected Osis to retribute and choose him as his substitute; but Osis was ungrateful... he chose Andersons as his substitute
- thankless, unrewarding, not worthwhile (not yielding good results, not giving satisfaction, not justifying the time and resources spent on it) (of activities, actions, topics)
- nepateicīgs amats ― thankless position, job
- nepateicīgs pasākums ― thankless event, situation
- nepateicīgs uzdevums ― thankless, unrewarding task
- nepateicīga loma ― an unrewarding role (e.g., in a play)
- skolotāja darbs, mūžs... arvienu steidzīgs, bez gala grūts un nepateicīgs ― a teacher's work, life... (is) always hurried, endlessly sad and unrewarding
- nepateicīga nodarbošanās: publišķi apspriest jūtas, kas nepakļaujas prāta spriedumam ― an unrewarding occupation: to discuss publicly feelings that are beyond the mind's judgment
- inappropriate, unfavorable, inconducive (such that it does not contribute to some desired state or situation)
- nepateicīga vide bērnu garīgajai attīstībai ― an inappropriate, unfavorable environment for the mental development of children
- nepateicīgi apstākļi gaumes izkopšanai ― unfavorable conditions for the cultivation of one's taste
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of nepateicīgs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nepateicīgs | nepateicīgi | nepateicīga | nepateicīgas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nepateicīga | nepateicīgu | nepateicīgas | nepateicīgu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | nepateicīgam | nepateicīgiem | nepateicīgai | nepateicīgām | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nepateicīgu | nepateicīgus | nepateicīgu | nepateicīgas | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nepateicīgu | nepateicīgiem | nepateicīgu | nepateicīgām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | nepateicīgā | nepateicīgos | nepateicīgā | nepateicīgās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||