censība

      See also censībā

      Latvian

      Etymology

      From censt(ies) (to try) +‎ -ība. The standard stem for this verb has š (es cenšos, “I try”), but dialectally also t (es centos), which explains why there are derived forms with t, like centīgs, centība (zeal), and with s, like censonis (striver, fighter, assiduous person) or sacensība (competition) (and also, coloquially, censīgs, censība).[1]

      Noun

      censība f, 4th declension

      1. (colloquial) industriousness, diligence, zeal; alternative form of centība

      Declension

      References

      1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
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