[nasks]
CilmeDerived from the verb nest (“to carry”) with vowel change, like nasta (“burden”), also from nest; the k follows the model of laisks (“indolent, lazy”), from laist (“to allow”). For the semantic change, consider terms like the (colloquial) derived verb nesties (“to run quickly”) (< “to carry oneself”). Cognates include Lithuanian našiai̇̃ (“swiftly, nimbly”).
- active, diligent; fast, quick, agile, nimble
“nasks zēns” — active, agile, quick boy
“māte pusjokodama, pusnopietni stāstīja par tirgotājiem, kuri taujājot pēc saimnieciskas un naskas dzīvesbiedres” — mother, half joking, half seriously, talked about merchants who were inquiring about economical and diligent wives
“izdarīgā un naskā meitene ātri vien apguva profesiju” — the diligent and agile girl quickly learned the profession
Formasnaskais(definite) · naskāks(comparative) · visnaskākais(superlative) · naski(adverb) · nasks(masculine, nominative, singular) · naski(masculine, nominative, plural) · naska(feminine, nominative, singular) · naskas(feminine, nominative, plural) · naska(genitive, masculine, singular) · nasku(genitive, masculine, plural) · naskas(feminine, genitive, singular) · nasku(feminine, genitive, plural) · naskam(dative, masculine, singular) · naskiem(dative, masculine, plural) · naskai(dative, feminine, singular) · naskām(dative, feminine, plural) · nasku(accusative, masculine, singular) · naskus(accusative, masculine, plural) · nasku(accusative, feminine, singular) · naskas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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