draiskulība - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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From draiskulis (“playful, mischievous one”) + -ība.
draiskulība f (4th declension)
- (usually in the singular) playfulness (quality of one, especially a child, who is playful, mischievous, who likes to joke)
- Zenta nosvieda zīmuli un jaunības draiskulībā pārlēca pāri galdam, lai apskautu savu bērnības draudzeni ― Zenta threw the pencil and with (lit. in) youthful playfulness jumped across the table to hug her childhood girlfriend
- (of actions) playful, mischievous, feisty action; prank, joke; naughty behavior
- ar jaunības neizsīkstošajiem jokiem un draiskulībām kursanti soļo pa ceļu ― with inexhaustible youthful jokes and pranks, the trainees marched along the road
- komandieris ļoti labi saprata savus padotos un par nevainīgām draiskulībām viņus tikai labsirdīgi norāja ― the commander understood his subordinates very well, and for their innocent pranks he only scolded them good-naturedly