zādzība
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Latvian
Etymology
From zag(t) (“to steal”) + -ība, with irregular lengthening (a > ā).
Pronunciation
Noun
zādzība f (4th declension)
- theft (the act or result of stealing)
- naudas, mantas zādzība ― money, property theft
- zādzība ar ielaušanos ― burglary (lit. theft with invasion)
- pieķert zādzībā ― to catch in (the act of) stealing
- apvainot, sodīt par zādzību ― to accuse, to punish for theft
- literāra zādzība ― plagiarism (lit. literary theft)
- vai tā nav zādzība, slepus ņemt grāmatu? ― isn't it theft, to secretly take a book?
Declension
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