drosme
See also drosmē
Latvian
Etymology
From dross (“brave, sure, safe”) + -me (dross being a dialectal variant of drošs (“brave, sure, safe”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA: [dɾùoʃ]
Noun
- courage, bravery (character quality expressed in fearlessness in the presence of danger; the behavior it motivates)
- parādīt drosmi — to show courage
- zaudēt drosmi — to lose courage
- drosme atzīt savas kļūdas — the courage to admit one's mistakes
- drosmes pretstats bailes — the opposite of courage (is) fear
Declension
declension of drosme
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | drosme | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | drosmi | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | drosmes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | drosmei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | drosmi | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | drosmē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | drosme | — |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.