mīlība

See also: mīlībā

Latvian

Etymology

From mīl(ēt) (“to love”) +‎ -ība. In 16th- and 17th-century sources, mīlība was apparently synonymous with mīlestība; later own their meanings were differentiated.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

mīlība f (5th declension)

  1. lovingness, loveliness, kindness, niceness
    viņš skatās uz Baibu ar tik labvēlīgi piedodošu mīlību kā māte uz savu trīsgadīgo bērnu ― he looks at Baiba with such kind, forgiving lovingness as a mather at her three-year-old child
    “cik jums gadu?” vecītis ar mīlību uzrunāja Emīliju ― “how old are you?” the old man, with kindness, said to Emīlija
  2. (dated sense, current synonyms: mīlestība, mīla) love
    Lapas Mārtiņš zina, kas tautai šais laikos vajadzīgs: pacilāts prāts tēvijas mīlestībai un saldas mīlības jušanas ― Lapas Mārtiņš knows what the people need in these times: elevated minds for patriotic love, and the sensibility of sweet love

Declension

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “mīlēt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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