nabadzīte
See also: nabadzītē
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From nabadze (“poor woman”) + -īte (“dim.”) (with nabadze from nabags (“poor man”) + -e (“fem.”)).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
nabadzīte f (5th declension, masculine form: nabadziņš)
- little poor woman; diminutive of nabadze
- poor woman, poor thing (a woman worthy of pity, miserable, pathetic, weak, sick; also figuratively)
- zvirbuliene taču būtu varējusi teikt tai nabadītei (Osienei pirms dzemdībām), lai iet uz mājām un liekas gultā ― but the female sparrow could have told this poor woman (Osiene before giving birth) that she (should) go home and lie in bed
- pašā kuģa galā zvilnēja kāda stipri bāla dāma, kura, nabadzīte, tomēr pārcietusi jūras slimību ― at the very end of the boat was sprawling an extremely pale lady, who, poor thing, was enduring seasickness
Declension edit
Declension of nabadzīte (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nabadzīte | nabadzītes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nabadzīti | nabadzītes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nabadzītes | nabadzīšu |
| dative (datīvs) | nabadzītei | nabadzītēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nabadzīti | nabadzītēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nabadzītē | nabadzītēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nabadzīte | nabadzītes |