zaglīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From zaglīgs (“thievish; furtive”) +‎ -ums (with zaglīgs from zaglis (“thief”) +‎ -īgs).

Noun

zaglīgums m (1st declension)

  1. thievishness (the quality of one who is thievish, who tends to steal)
    trūkums un dažreiz pat ar to savienots zaglīgums ― poverty and the often related thievishness
  2. furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness (the quality of that which is furtive, sneaky, stealthy)
    skatiena zaglīgums ― the furtiveness of a glance
    soļu zaglīgums ― the futiveness of the steps

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