slimība
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See also: slimībā
Latvian
Etymology
From slims (“sick, ill”) + -ība. A neologism, coined already in the late 18th century by Gotthard Friedrich Stender, but reaching widespread acceptance only in the 19th century.[1]
Noun
slimība f (4th declension)
- (pathology) disease, illness (a disturbance in the normal functioning of the body or of one or some of its parts)
- hroniska, akūta, iedzimta slimība ― chronic, acute, hereditary disease
- ginekoloģiska, psihiska, alerģiska slimība ― gynecological, mental, allergic disease
- infekcijas, vīrusu slimība ― infectious, viral disease
- acu, sirds, nervu slimības ― eye, heart, nerve diseases
- augu, mājlopu slimības ― plant, livestock diseases
- slimības uzliesmojums ― disease outbreak
- slimību ārstēšana ― disease treatment
- slimību profilakse ― disease prevention
- sieviešu, vīriešu, bērnu slimības ― women's, men's, children's diseases
- profesionāla slimība ― occupational disease
- miega slimība ― sleeping sickness, beriberi
- jūras slimība ― seasickness
- staru slimība ― radiation sickness
- gulties, nogulties slimības gultā ― to be bedridden (lit. to lie in a sickness bed)
Declension
Declension of slimība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | slimība | slimības |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | slimību | slimības |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | slimības | slimību |
| dative (datīvs) | slimībai | slimībām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | slimību | slimībām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | slimībā | slimībās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | slimība | slimības |
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References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “slims”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN