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Etymology edit

From patiesīgs (truthful) +‎ -ums, with patiesīgs from patiess (true) +‎ -īgs.

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patiesīgums m (1st declension)

  1. truth, truthfulness, correctness, genuineness, authenticity
    cilvēka patiesīgumsa person's truthfulness, sincerity
    sprieduma patiesīgumsthe correctness of a judgment
    notikuma patiesīgumsthe truthfulness of the event
    draudzības patiesīgumsthe genuineness of the friendship
    jūtu patiesīgumsthe genuineness of the feelings
    pārbaudīt audzēkņa vārdu patiesumu nebija iespējams, taču nopietna iemesla šaubām navto check the truthfulness of the student's words was not possible, but there was no serious reason for doubts
    no jauna tiek apliecināts vecās atziņas patiesīgums: lieli sasniegumi ir vienīgi tur, kur lieli mērķi guvuši dziļi pārliecinošu māksliniecisko piepildījumuagain the truth of old common wisdom was confirmed: there are great achievements only where major goals reached deeply compelling artistic fulfillment

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