nepateicīgs

From ne- +‎ pateicīgs (“grateful”), with pateicīgs from pateik(ties) (“to thank”) +‎ -īgs, with k > c via palatalization (and with pateikties being originally the reflexive form of pateikt (“to say, to express”), from pa- +‎ teikt (“to say”)).

nepateicīgs (nepateicīgais comparative, nepateicīgāks superlative, visnepateicīgākais adverb, nepateicīgi)

1. ungrateful (showing ingratitude; not feeling, not expressing gratitude, thankfulness)

   nepateicīgs cilvēks ― ungrateful person

   nepateicīgs dēls ― grateful son

   tagad Kroders gaidīja, lai Osis revanšējas un izvirza viņu par savu vietnieku; bet Osis bija nepateicīgs... viņš par savu vietnieku ieteica Andersonu ― then Kroders expected Osis to retribute and choose him as his substitute; but Osis was ungrateful... he chose Andersons as his substitute

2. (of activities, actions, topics) thankless, unrewarding, not worthwhile (not yielding good results, not giving satisfaction, not justifying the time and resources spent on it)

   nepateicīgs amats ― thankless position, job

   nepateicīgs pasākums ― thankless event, situation

   nepateicīgs uzdevums ― thankless, unrewarding task

   nepateicīga loma ― an unrewarding role (e.g., in a play)

   skolotāja darbs, mūžs... arvienu steidzīgs, bez gala grūts un nepateicīgs ― a teacher's work, life... (is) always hurried, endlessly sad and unrewarding

   nepateicīga nodarbošanās: publišķi apspriest jūtas, kas nepakļaujas prāta spriedumam ― an unrewarding occupation: to discuss publicly feelings that are beyond the mind's judgment

3. inappropriate, unfavorable, inconducive (such that it does not contribute to some desired state or situation)

   nepateicīga vide bērnu garīgajai attīstībai ― an inappropriate, unfavorable environment for the mental development of children

   nepateicīgi apstākļi gaumes izkopšanai ― unfavorable conditions for the cultivation of one's taste

• nepateicīgums

• nepateicība
• pateicīgs, pateicība, pateikties