Latvian

Noun

sirdsapziņa f (4th declension)

1. conscience (the human capacity for moral self-control, to judge oneself morally; a person's basic set of moral principles)

   sirdsapziņas brīvība‎ ― freedom of conscience

   sirdsapziņas pārmetumi‎ ― remorse (lit. conscience reproaches, scoldings)

   tīra sirdsapziņa‎ ― a clean conscience

   pēc labākās sirdsapzinās'‎ ― after one's best conscience (= conscientiously, honorably)

   Leonam Paeglem bija jāsadeg... viņa sirdsapziņa neļāva kļūt par renegātu‎ ― Leons Paegls had to burn... his conscience did not allow (him) to become a renegade

   bet tad ierunājās viņa sirdsapziņas balss, asa, apsudzoša: “tu tomēr esi nelietis! tevis dēļ aizgāja bojā tāds cilvēks!”‎ ― but then the voice of his conscience spoke, sharp, accusatory: “but you are the villain! such a (good) person died because of you!”

   labi, turpmāk viņš uzslavās neklausīsies... pēc sirdsapziņas pildīs savu pienākumu un - miers‎ ― OK, from now on he will not listen to praise... following his conscience he will fulfil his duty and (then): peace

Declension

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “sirdsapziņa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7