draiskulība
See also: draiskulībā
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From draiskulis (“playful, mischievous one”) + -ība.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
draiskulība f (4th declension)
- (usually in the singular) playfulness (quality of one, especially a child, who is playful, mischievous, who likes to joke)
- Zenta nosvieda zīmuli un jaunības draiskulībā pārlēca pāri galdam, lai apskautu savu bērnības draudzeni ― Zenta threw the pencil and with (lit. in) youthful playfulness jumped across the table to hug her childhood girlfriend
- (of actions) playful, mischievous, feisty action; prank, joke; naughty behavior
- ar jaunības neizsīkstošajiem jokiem un draiskulībām kursanti soļo pa ceļu ― with inexhaustible youthful jokes and pranks, the trainees marched along the road
- komandieris ļoti labi saprata savus padotos un par nevainīgām draiskulībām viņus tikai labsirdīgi norāja ― the commander understood his subordinates very well, and for their innocent pranks he only scolded them good-naturedly
Declension edit
Declension of draiskulība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | draiskulība | draiskulības |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | draiskulību | draiskulības |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | draiskulības | draiskulību |
| dative (datīvs) | draiskulībai | draiskulībām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | draiskulību | draiskulībām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | draiskulībā | draiskulībās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | draiskulība | draiskulības |