OriginA word coined in 1963, from the present tense stem es- of the verb būt + -ība, as a better formed synonym of esamība.
A parallel construction exists in Lithuanian but with the sense of "entity, (living) being" rather than "existence": esybė.
- femininebeing, existence (the fact of existing)
“Mira, zaļās acis samiegusi, jau pētī pulksteni, it kā nupat tikai tā esību atklājusi” — Mira, (her) green eyes sleepy, is already studying the clock, as if she had just discovered its existence
“viņu ceļi turpmāk ies līdztekus un abu esībai būs viens mērķis un viena jēga” — their paths will continue to go alongside each other, and their existence will have one single purpose and one single meaning
“taisnība un netaisnība, gods un negodīgums, pienākums pret citiem un paša esības jēga... tas viss nodarbina rakstnieci” — justice and injustice, honesty and dishonesty, duty toward others and the meaning of one's own existence... all of this interests the (female) author
Formsesība(nominative, singular) · -(nominative, plural) · esības(genitive, singular) · -(genitive, plural) · esībai(dative, singular) · -(dative, plural) · esību(accusative, singular) · -(accusative, plural) · esību(instrumental, singular) · -(instrumental, plural) · esībā(locative, singular) · -(locative, plural) · esība(singular, vocative) · -(plural, vocative)
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