Latvian

Noun

lepnums m (1st declension)

1. pride (mental, emotional state or quality characterized by high self-esteem, self-awareness, a feeling of superiority)

   izjust lepnumu‎ ― to feel pride

   es atskārtu, ka nav nemaz slikti, ja meitene man nezvana: viņai ir savs lepnums; nevis spītība, bet lepnums‎ ― I realized that it is not at all bad if the girl doesn't call me: she has her pride; not spitefulness, but pride

   “bet zini,” viņa piemetināja maigā mātes lepnumā, “Sarmīte ir ļoti jauka” — “but, you know,” she added with (lit. in) a tender mother's pride, “Sarmīte is very nice”

2. pride (that which causes the feeling of pride)

   Roberts Bernss ir angļu klasiskās rakstniecības lepnums‎ ― Robert Burns is the pride of English classical literature

   gudrs, uzcītīgs un savam saimniekam paklausīgs suns ir katra mednieka lepnums‎ ― a dog that is clever, dilligent and obedient to his master is every hunter's pride

   senas celtnes un jauni dārzi ir mazo pilsētiņu lepnums‎ ― old buildings and new gardens are a small town's pride

Declension

Related terms

• lepnība
• lepoties