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nabags

nabags

Latvian

Noun

nabags m (1st declension, feminine form: nabadze)

  1. poor man, pauper (man, or in general a person, who cannot provide for himself and lives from the charity of others)
    pilsēta, pagasta nabagi ― city, parish poor
    akls, klibs, vecs nabags ― blind, lame, old poor man
    kļūt par nabagu ― to become a poor man
    nabaga dāvana ― alms (lit. donation to the poor)
    kad nabags redz cita cilvēka bagātību, viņš jūtas vēl nabagāks ― when a poor man sees another person's riches, he feels even poorer
  2. (often in the genitive, used as an adjective) poor man (man, or in general a person, who deserves pity; in this sense, the diminutive form nabadziņš is more frequently used)
    nabaga bērns, meitenepoor child, girl
    nabaga sunītis salst ārā ― the poor dog is freezing outside
    skolotāji mani plucināja aiz ausīm, bet tēvs, nabags, pacietību zaudējis, kaustīja ar striķa galu ― the teachers pulled my ears, but (my) father, poor him, having lost his patience, hit me with a piece of rope

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nabags (def. nabagais, comp. nabagāks, sup. visnabagākais; adv. nabagi)

  1. poor (who lacks possessions, the means of surviving)
    nabagais kaimiņš ― the poor neighbor
    viņš ir ļoti nabags ― he is very poor
    pasaulē nav neviens tik nabags, ka tas navarētu tomēr vēl kādam palīdzēt ― in the world there is nobody so poor that he can't really help someone else
    kad nabags redz cita cilvēka bagātību, viņš jūtas vēl nabagāks ― when a poor man sees another person's riches, he feels even poorer
  2. poor (having, containing little or none of something, especially something important, valuable or useful)
    zivīm nabaga upe ― a river poor in fish
    ar kokiem nabaga zeme ― land poor in trees
    upe sekla, vasarā ūdeņiem nabaga ― the river is shallow, in the summer (it is) poor in water
    visnabagākā ar palmām ir Eiropa: te aug tikai viena palma, pundurpalma ― the poorest (continent) in palm trees is Europe: here, only one palm tree grows, the palmetto tree
  3. poor (not sufficiently varied and diverse, in form, nuances, parts; one-sided, limited)
    cik dzīve nabaga! cik maz tai laba! un, ak, cik maz ir skaista!... ― how poor life is! how little good it has! and, ah! how little beauty it (has, is)!...
    jo augstāk mēs tikām, jo ainava kļuva nabagāka ― the higher up we got (= climbed), the poorer the landscape became
    faktiem un pierādījumiem nabags viņa ievadraksts ― his editorial (was) poor in facts and evidence
  4. (of the mind, the psyche, the spirit) poor, shallow, not sensitive
    Jorena psiholoģiska līnija ir inerta, dvēseliski nabaga ― Jorens' psychological line is inert, spiritually poor

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), nabags”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7