ubadze

See also: ubadzē

Latvian

Etymology

From ubags (“beggar”) +‎ -e (“fem.”), with palatalization of g to dz.

Noun

ubadze f (5th declension, masculine form: ubags)

  1. female beggar (woman who obtains her livelihood by begging)
    vecās ubadzes piemiņai ― in memory of an old beggar woman
    negribu būt ubadzre ― I don't want to be a beggar woman
    rumāņu ubadze Romas metro dzemdē bērnu ― a Romanian beggar woman gave birth to a child in the subway in Rome

Declension

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