ārzemniece
See also: ārzemniecē
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ārzemes (“foreign lands”) + -iniece (with ārzemes from ārs (“outside”) + zemes (“lands”)), or ārzemnieks (“foreigner”) + -e (“fem.”) (with palatalization of k to c, and with).
Noun
[edit]ārzemniece f (5th declension, masculine form: ārzemnieks)
- a (female) foreigner (a woman from a foreign country)
- ja ārzemniece brauc ciemos... ― if a foreign (woman) came to visit...
- spermas bankas Latvijā izmanto arī ārzemnieces - sperm banks in Latvia are used also by foreign women
Declension
[edit]Declension of ārzemniece (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ārzemniece | ārzemnieces |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ārzemnieci | ārzemnieces |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ārzemnieces | ārzemnieču |
| dative (datīvs) | ārzemniecei | ārzemniecēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ārzemnieci | ārzemniecēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ārzemniecē | ārzemniecēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ārzemniece | ārzemnieces |