zādzība

See also: zādzībā

Latvian

Etymology

From zag(t) (“to steal”) +‎ -ība, with irregular lengthening (a > ā).

Noun

zādzība f (4th declension)

  1. theft (the act or result of stealing)
    naudas, mantas zādzība ― money, property theft
    zādzība ar ielaušanos ― burglary (lit. theft with invasion)
    pieķert zādzībā ― to catch in (the act of) stealing
    apvainot, sodīt par zādzību ― to accuse, to punish for theft
    literāra zādzība ― plagiarism (lit. literary theft)
    vai tā nav zādzība, slepus ņemt grāmatu? ― isn't it theft, to secretly take a book?

Declension

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