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stingrība
stingrība
See also: stingrībā
Latvian
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
Declension
Declension of stingrība (4th 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 | — |
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.