nevainīgums
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Latvian
Etymology
From nevainīgs (“innocent”) + -ums (with nevainīgs from ne- + vainīgs (“guilty”), and vainīgs from vaina (“guilt”) + -īgs).
Pronunciation
Noun
nevainīgums m (1st declension)
- innocence (the state or quality of one who is innocent, not guilty)
- apsūdzētā nevainīgums ― the innocence of the accused
- nevainīguma prezumpcija ― the presumption of innocence
- innocence, harmlessness
- draiskulību nevainīgums ― the innocence of playfulness
- innocence, simplicity, naïveté
- bērna nevainīgums ― a child's innocence
Declension
Declension of nevainīgums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nevainīgums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nevainīgumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nevainīguma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | nevainīgumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nevainīgumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nevainīgumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nevainīgum | — |