zaglīgums

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Latvian

Etymology

From zaglīgs (thievish; furtive) +‎ -ums (with zaglīgs from zaglis (thief) +‎ -īgs).

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Noun

zaglīgums m (1st declension)

  1. thievishness (the quality of one who is thievish, who tends to steal)
    trūkums un dažreiz pat ar to savienots zaglīgumspoverty and the often related thievishness
  2. furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness (the quality of that which is furtive, sneaky, stealthy)
    skatiena zaglīgumsthe furtiveness of a glance
    soļu zaglīgumsthe futiveness of the steps

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