nebēdniece

See also: nebēdniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From nebēda (“carefreeness”) +‎ -niece (with nebēda from ne- +‎ bēda (“sorrow, misfortune”)), or nebēdnieks (“naughty, mischievous one”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Noun

nebēdniece f (5th declension, masculine form: nebēdnieks)

  1. naughty, mischievous, playful girl
    Kad es biju jauna meita, es biju liela nebēdniece: puisi ar kāju nospārdīju, suni ar kaulu nomētāju ― when I was a young girl, I was a naughty one: I used to kick the boys and throw bones at dogs

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