cītīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From cīst(ies) (“to try”) +‎ -īgs, a less frequently used synonym (and ultimately also cognate) of censties (“to try”) (q.v.).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cītīgs (definite cītīgais, comparative cītīgāks, superlative viscītīgākais, adverb cītīgi)

  1. diligent, industrious, zealous (who insists on trying to do, to accomplish or to obtain something)
    cītīgs skolnieks ― zealous, industrious student

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “censties”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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