netīrība
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See also: netīrībā
Latvian
Etymology
From ne- + tīrība (“cleanliness”) (with tīrība from tīrs (“clean”) + -ība), or from netīrs (“dirty”) + -ība (with netīrs from ne- + tīrs (“clean”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
netīrība f (4th declension)
- uncleanliness, messiness (the quality or state of that which is dirty; lack of cleanliness)
- cilvēka netīrība ― a person's uncleanliness, slovenliness
- apģērba netīrība ― the clothes' uncleanliness
- jāā, meit, ar netīrību jākaro... bet ar to tiek galā, ja vien pie rokas ir ūdens un ziepes vai sārms ― yes, girl, one must fight uncleanliness... but this can be done, if one has by the hand water and soap or lye
- impurity (the quality or state of that which is impure; that which makes something impure, dirty)
- ūdeņu netīrība ― water impurity
- gaisa netīrības koeficients ― air impurity coefficient
Declension
Declension of netīrība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | netīrība | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | netīrības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | netīrībai | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | netīrību | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | netīrību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | netīrībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | netīrība | — |