astoņnieks
Latvian
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From astoņi (“eight”) + -nieks.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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astoņnieks m (1st declension)
- eight, number eight (digit or figure; syn. astoņi)
- uzrakstīt astoņnieku ― to write a number eight (i.e., 8)
- izbraukt astoņnieku ar motociklu ― to do a number 8 with a motorcycle
- something with the number eight on it
- pīķa astoņnieks ― the eight of spades (playing card)
- eight (people, animals, objects) together; a sports team consisting of eight people
- astoņnieku regate ― a regatta of eight-people teams
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astoņnieks | astoņnieki |
| genitive | astoņnieka | astoņnieku |
| dative | astoņniekam | astoņniekiem |
| accusative | astoņnieku | astoņniekus |
| instrumental | astoņnieku | astoņniekiem |
| locative | astoņniekā | astoņniekos |
| vocative | astoņniek | astoņnieki |
See also
[edit]- Nominal numerals:
- 1 vieninieks, 2 divnieks, 3 trijnieks, 4 četrinieks, 5 piecnieks, 6 sešnieks, 7 septiņnieks, septītnieks, 8 astoņnieks, astotnieks, 9 deviņnieks, devītnieks, 10 desmitnieks