veselība
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See also: veselībā
Latvian
Etymology
From vesels (“healthy, whole”) + -ība.
Pronunciation
Noun
veselība f (4th declension)
- health (general state of equilibrium of the processes within an organism, marking its good functioning)
- laba, stipra veselība ― good, strong health
- slikta, vāja veselība ― bad, weak health
- iedragāta veselība ― impaired, weakened health
- veselības stāvoklis ― the state of (one's) health
- saudzēt veselību ― to take care of (one's) health
- rūpēties par savu veselību ― to work on, take care of, one's health
- stiprināt veselību ― to strengthen (one's) health
- pārbaudīt veselību ― to check (one's) health
- kaitēt veselībai ― to harm, to be bad for (one's) health
- veselības aizsardzība ― health protection
- dzelzs veselība ― iron health (i.e., very strong health)
- atdot veselību ― to give back one's health (= to cure someone)
- uz veselību! uz veselībām! ― to (your) health! (= bless you!)
- viņam vairs nav veselības ― he has no health anymore (= is no longer healthy)
- vai Ķieķa tēvs pie veselības? ― is father (= Mr) Ķiekis in (good) health?
- ir svarīgi saglabāt dzīvnieku veselību ― it is important to maintain, preserve animal health
Declension
Declension of veselība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | veselība | veselības |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | veselību | veselības |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | veselības | veselību |
| dative (datīvs) | veselībai | veselībām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | veselību | veselībām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | veselībā | veselībās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | veselība | veselības |