trūcīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From trūk(t) (“to lack”) +‎ -īgs, with palatalization of k to c.

Adjective

trūcīgs (definite trūcīgais, comparative trūcīgāks, superlative vistrūcīgākais, adverb trūcīgi)

  1. poor (lacking or having very little of the necessary means of subsistence)
    trūcīga ģimene ― poor family
    trūcīgs pensionārs ― poor retired man
    trūcīgu vecāku bērns ― a child of poor parents
    trūcīga saimniecība ― poor farm
  2. poor (having poor inhabitants, lacking the necessary means for their subsistence)
    trūcīgs ciemats ― poor village
    visa Latvija kļūst aizvien trūcīgāka ― the whole Latvija is becoming increasingly poorer
  3. poor, insufficient, scarce (lacking important components in its preparation; not available in sufficient quantity)
    trūcīga barība ― poor, scarce food
    trūcīgas vakariņas ― poor, scarce dinner
    trūcīgi resursi ― poor resources
    pārtika kļuva arvien trūcīgāka; māte lasīja zupai skābenes un balandas... ― the food became increasingly scarcer; mother gathered sorrel and goosefoot for the soup...
    pārsteidzoši vienkārša, pat trūcīga, salīdzinājumā ar pārējām telpām, ir dzejnieka darba istaba ― surprisingly simple, even poor in comparison with the other rooms, is the poet's study (lit. work room)
    veikals toreiz bija trūcīgs un mazs kā mani iekrājumi ― the store that time was poor and small like my savings
  4. (of time periods) poor (characterized by poverty)
    trūcīga bērnība ― poor childhood
    Muraška atcērējās trūcīgos studiju gadus ― Muraška remembered the poor study years
    trūcīga un skumja viņiem ši svētdiena; nevienam nav naudas ― poor and sad to them (was) this Sunday; nobody had money
  5. poor, scarce (present in small, insufficient amounts; having small, insufficient amounts of something important or necessary)
    trūcīga augu valsts ― scarce vegetal kingdom, scarce vegetation
    trūcīgas zināšanas ― poor, scarce knowledge
    trūcīgi arhīvu materiāli ― poor, scarce archive materials
    trūcīgs vārdu krājums ― poor vocabulary
    trūcīgs inventārs ― poor inventory (= scarce supplies)
    trūcīga fantāzija ― poor fantasy, imagination
    pirmais loms bija gaužām trūcīgs: nepilns centners reņģu ― the first catch was pitifully poor: less than a hundredweight of herring
    trūcīgajā luktura gaismā seju lāgā nevarēja saskatīt ― in the poor lamp light (one) could almost not see (his) face

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