Latvian

Noun

zemiskums m (1st declension)

1. vileness, baseness, meanness (the quality or state of that which is vile, base, mean, lowly)

   cilvēkiem jākļūst drošiem un cildenime; tie jāatbrivo no skaudības, zemiskuma, mantkārības‎ ― people should be brave and sublime; they should be freed from envy, meanness and greed

   ir cilvēki, kurus ļaunums, zemiskums vairāk aizvaino nekā šķēps‎ ― there are people whose evil (character) and vileness wounds more than darts

   kalni bija kā teiku varoņi, kas nekļūst mazi arī tad, kad apkārt zemiskums dara savus sīkos, necienīgos darbus‎ ― the mountains were like legend heroes who do not become small even when all around them vileness does its petty, base work

Declension

Related terms

• zem
• zeme
• zemisks
• zems