savigarba

Lithuanian

Etymology

By surface analysis, savi- +‎ garbė or pagarba (“honour”).

Noun

savìgarba f stress pattern 1

  1. self-esteem, self-respect
    Žmogus be savigarbos niekam vertas.
    A person without self-respect is worthless.

Declension
    Declension of savìgarba
nominative savìgarba
genitive savìgarbos
dative savìgarbai
accusative savìgarbą
instrumental savìgarba
locative savìgarboje
vocative savìgarba

References
  • “savigarba”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “savigarba”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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