Meaning of bailība | Babel Free

Definitions

1. fear, timidity, shyness, fearfulness (the state or quality of one who is (habitually) afraid, who is easy to scare, to frighten, to startle)
   declension-4, feminine, rare, singular, usually
2. locative singular of bailība
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
3. fear
   declension-4, feminine, plural, usually

Examples

“ienāca Kaspars lēni un godbijīgi, tomēr nevis ar kalpa bailību”

Kaspars came in slowly and respectfully, but with a servant's fear

“sarunas nonākušas līdz tematam par bailību un bezbailību”

the conversation came to the themes of fear and fearlessness

“uz jūrskolu nebraukšu... ko gan tur ar manu bailību?”

I won't go to naval school... what will I do there with my fear, timidity?

“es gribu kliegt, saukt citas sievas skatīties, bet no bailībām mēle pavisam stīva”

I want to shout, to call the other wives to see (it), but my tongue is commpletely stiff from fear

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