Meaning of bagātība | Babel Free

Definitions

1. wealth (large amounts of valuable properties: goods, money, etc.)
   declension-4, feminine
2. locative singular of bagātība
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
3. wealth, abundance (a large amount of something)
   declension-4, feminine
4. (mineral) riches, treasure (a certain amount of precious stones, metals, etc.)
   declension-4, feminine, plural-normally
5. riches (resources of great economic importance)
   declension-4, feminine
6. riches (precious mental skills or qualities)
   declension-4, feminine
7. richness (the quality of that which is rich, also figuratively)
   declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“iegūt, sakrāt bagātību”

to acquire, to save wealth

“izšķērdēt bagātību”

to waste wealth

“dzīvot bagātībā”

to live in wealth (= to be rich)

“glabāt savu bagātību aiz atslēgas”

to keep one's wealth under lock and key

“man ir māja, par kuru man sola divpadsmit tūkstošus; skaidrā naudā man guļ uz procentiem desmit tūkstošu... tā ir liela bagātība”

I have a house for which I've been promised twelve thousand; in cash I'll have about ten thousand after paying all taxes... this is a big wealth (= a fortune, a lot of money)

“zem ozoliem Ilga paiet garām zīļu bagātībai”

under the oak trees Ilga went along a (great) wealth of acorns

“zelts, sudrabs, dārgakmeņi un citas bagātības”

gold, silver, precious stones and other riches, treasures

“pašreiz pasaules lielākās dārgakmeņu bagātības atrodas Padomju Savienība”

currently the world's largest riches (= deposits) of precious stones are in the Soviet Union

“meži ir liela bagātība”

forests are big (natural) riches

“ūdeņu bagātības”

abundant water resources (lit. water riches)

“dabas bagātības: ogles un rūda, sāls, nafta, retie metāli...”

natural riches: coal and ore, salt, oil, rare metals...

“Raiņa idejas ir tik lielas, ka katram laikmetam ir ko ņemt no dzejnieka bagātības”

Rainis' ideas are so big that every era has something to take from his poetic riches

“zivju bagātība upēs”

the richness of fish in the rivers

“valodas bagātība”

richness of language

“dvēseles bagātība”

richness (= depth) of soul

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