bailīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From bailīgs (“fearful, timid, shy”) +‎ -ums, with bailīgs from bail(es) (“fear”) +‎ -īgs.

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Noun

bailīgums m (1st declension)

  1. timidity, shyness, fearfulness (the state or quality of one who is (habitually) afraid, who is easy to scare, to frighten, to startle)
    cilvēka bailīgums ― a person's timidity
    pārvarēt bailīgumu ― to overcome timidity, fear
    aitas bailīgums un biklums taisni nožēlojams ― the sheep's fear and timidity is really deplorable, regrettable

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