ziņkārīgs

From ziņu (“news, knowledge [gen.]”) +‎ kārīgs (“eager”) (with kārīgs from kārs (“ravenous, eager”) +‎ -īgs).

ziņkārīgs (definite ziņkārīgais, comparative ziņkārīgāks, superlative visziņkārīgākais, adverb ziņkārīgi)

1. curious, inquisitive (having a strong desire to see, hear, learn, explore; desiring to acquire knowledge)

   būt ziņkārīgam ― to be curious

   ziņkārīgas sievas ― curious wives (= women)

   ziņkārīgi vērotāji ― curious, inquisitive observers

   vientulība cilvēkus padara vai nu drūmus un noslēgtus, vai arī pārlieku ziņkārīgus un runīgus ― loneliness makes people either gloomy and secretive, or excessively curious and talkative

2. curious, inquisitive (such that it expresses the desire to know, to learn)

   ziņkārīgas acis ― curious, inquisitive eyes

   Nellija uz bērnu ziņkārīgajiem jautājumiem nekā neatbild ― Nellija answered nothing to the children's curious questions

3. (of animals) curious, inquisitive (always trying to see, hear, smell something)

   vienīga nelaime bija, ka aitas ir ļoti ziņkārīgas: katra vēlējās mani apostīt ― the only problem was that sheep are very curious: every one wanted to smell me

4. (definite forms) curious person (one having a strong desire to know, to learn)

   ziņkārīgie jebkurā laikā var apstaigāt darbnīcas un palūkoties, pie kā strādā biedri ― the curious can come into the factories at any moment and have a look at what (their) comrades are working on

   ap baznīcu salasījās diezgan daudz ziņkārīgo, galvenā kārtā sievietes ― around the church quite a lot of curious (people) gathered, mostly women

   tiesas zālē atradās labs pulciņš jauniešu: gan licinieki, gan ziņkārīgie, visi padsmitgados vai tikko tiem pāri ― in the courtroom there was a group of young people: witnesses as well as the curious, all eighteen-year-olds or a little older

• ziņkārs

• ziņkāre
• ziņkārība
• ziņkārs
• ziņa, zināt