stingrība
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See also: stingrībā
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
stingrība f (4th declension)
- (of ideas, norms, principles, actions, or the people who espouse them) firmness, strictness, severity, rigor
- uzskatu stingrība ― strictness of opinions
- režīma stingrība ― the strictness of the regime
- šāda pieeja stipri paplašināja loģikas metožu iespējas un palielināja to stingrības pakāpi ― this approach (to mathematics) greatly expanded the possibilities of the methods of logics and increased their rigor
- viņa gandrīz arvien izvirza pret visu negaidīti augstas prasības; tā bija vēl naiva, pārspīlēta stingrība ― she almost always placed unexpectedly high demands on everything; this was a naive, exaggerated strictness, severity
- Klintai aizvien patikusi Olava mātes lietišķā stingrība: tai pakļaujas kalpi un zirgi ― Klinta liked more and more Olavs' mother's matter-of-fact strictness: the servants and horses obeyed her
- (of material objects) firmness, rigidity, strength (capacity of resisting mechanical forces without harm)
- konstrukcijas stingrība ― firmness of design
- atsperes stingrība ― the rigidity of the spring
- (of living beings, their bodies) firmness, strength, sturdiness
- muskuļu stingrība ― muscular firmness, strength
- (of actions) firmness, strength, intensity
- soļu stingrība ― the firmness of the steps
Usage notes
Stingrība usually refers to abstractions ("strictness", "rigour") while stingrums tends to refer to concrete things ("firmness", "rigidity"), though there is some overlap in their uses.
Declension
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stingrība | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stingrību | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stingrības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | stingrībai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stingrību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stingrībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stingrība | — |
Declension of stingrība (4th declension)
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