Latvian

Noun

auglība m (1st declension)

1. fruitfulness, fertility, fecundity (the quality of that which is fruitful, fertile, productive, which favors growth (also figuratively)

   auglības dieviete‎ ― goddess of fertility

   zemes, augsnes auglība‎ ― land, soil fertility

   vasaras auglība‎ ― summer fertility

   domas auglība‎ ― the fertility, fruitfulness of a thought

   lielās auglības (5-8, pat 13-15 kucēni) dēļ jenoti mūsu republikā ļoti savairojušies‎ ― because of (their) great fertility (5-8, sometimes even 13-15 puppies), raccoons have multiplied in our republic

   atrazdamies projām no dzimtenes, gleznotājs ir gan nodevies daiļradei, bet tai trūcis auglības, lai tā varētu izvērsties plašā garīga pacēlumā‎ ― being away from (his) homeland, the painter was certainly committed to creativity, but it lacked the (necessary) fecundity in order to develop into a broad spiritual rising

Declension

Synonyms

• auglīgums
• ražīgums, ražība
• produktivitāte
• (poetic): rasma, rasmīgums

Related terms

• auglīgs, auglīgums
• auglis