Latvian

Adjective

nabadzīgs (def. nabadzīgais, comp. nabadzīgāks, sup. visnabadzīgākais; adv. nabadzīgi)

1. poor (who lacks possessions, the means of surviving)

   nabadzīgs cilvēks‎ ― poor person

   nabadzīga tauta‎ ― poor people (= ethnic group)

   nabadzīgi ļaudis‎ ― poor people (= persons)

2. (of territories) poor (whose inhabitants lack necessary possessions)

   nabadzīga sādža‎ ― poor village

   nabadzīgs ciemats‎ ― poor village

   Kartagenas pilsēta bija nabadzīga‎ ― the village of Cartagena was poor

3. poor (in whose preparation important or necessary things were not used or were used insufficiently; which is less than it should be)

   nabadzīgs pusdienu galds‎ ― poor dining table

   nabadzīga virtuve‎ ― poor cuisine

   nabadzīgs maizes rieciens‎ ― poor (= thin) slice of bread

   viņu kāzu galds bija nabadzīgs: Arvīda mātes ceptie rauši, zivis un piens‎ ― their wedding table (= buffet) was poor: (only) Arvīds' mother's baked cakes, fish and milk

   Agnese iedomājās Ernas nabadzīgo vienistabas dzīvoklīti, kur virtuve pat ar sienu nebija atdalīta no istabas — Agnese imagined Erna's poor little one-room apartment, where the kitchen was not separated from the (sleeping) room (not even) with a wall

4. poor (such that it has something important or necessary only in small, insufficient quantity)

   ar zivīm nabadzīgs ezers‎ ― a lake poor in fish

   ar mežiem nabadzīgs apvidus‎ ― a forest-poor area

   ziediem nabadzīgs dārzs‎ ― a garden poor in flowers

5. poor (without diversity in form, nuance, components)

   nabadzīga augu valsts‎ ― poor plant realm (= flora)

   nabadzīga fauna‎ ― poor fauna

   nabadzīga vārdu krājums‎ ― poor vocabulary (lit. word stock)

   nabadzīga bibliotēla‎ ― poor library

   nabadzīga krāsu gamma‎ ― poor set of colors

   līdz tam uzskatīja, ka šajā baseinā galvenokārt atrodamas tikai nabadzīgas rūdas: kvarcīti‎ ― up until then (they) thoguht that in that basin mostly poor ore, quartzite, could be found

   cilvēks, kas vienaldzīgs pret pasaulē notiekošo, ir garlaicīgs: viņa dzīve ir nabadzīga un tukša‎ ― a person who is indifferent to what happens in the world is boring: his life is poor and empty

6. (of creativity) poor, one-sided, limited

   nabadzīga fantāzija‎ ― poor fantasy

   nabadzīga dzeja‎ ― poor poetry

   nabadzīgi uzskati‎ ― poor beliefs, opinions

7. (of character, personality) poor, shallow, insensitive

   cik jūsu dvēseles, ak, ir nabadzīgas!‎ ― oh! how poor are your souls!

Declension

Synonyms

• mazturīgs
• nabags
• nemantīgs
• trūcīgs

Antonyms

• bagāts
• mantīgs
• turīgs

Related terms

• nabadzība
• nabadzināt
• nabadziņš, nabadzīte
• nabags, nabadze