Latvian

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Etymology

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From melīgs (lying, deceitful) +‎ -ums (with melīgs from meli (lie, falsehood) +‎ -īgs).

Noun

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melīgums m (1st declension)

  1. falsehood, falsity, deceitfulness (the quality of that which is deceitful, which lies)
    viņas skatienā ir kaut kas tāds, kas atgrūž... kaut kāda skaudība un melīgumsin her gaze there is something that repels... some sort of envy and falsity, deceitfulness

Declension

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