Latvian

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Etymology

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From ne- +‎ tīrīgums (cleanliness) (with tīrīgums from tīrīgs (cleanly) +‎ -ums and tīrīgs from tīrs (clean) +‎ -īgs), or from netīrīgs (uncleanly, slovenly) +‎ -ums (with netīrīgs from ne- +‎ tīrīgs (cleanly) and tīrīgs from tīrs (clean) +‎ -īgs).

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Noun

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netīrīgums m (1st declension)

  1. uncleanliness, slovenliness (the quality or state of one who is uncleanly, slovenly, who does not keep clean)
    negatīvās rakstura iezīmes: netīrīgums un nekārtīgumsnegative character traits: slovenliness and untidiness

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