izcilnieks
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From izcils (“great, excellent, outstanding”) + -nieks.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]izcilnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: izcilniece)
- outstanding (male) individual (one who obtained great success, excellent results)
- skolas izcilnieki ― the school's outstanding students
- darba izcilnieku goda plaksne ― excellent worker honor plate
- starp depo izcilniekiem pašlaik ir šīs kolonnas mašīnists ― among the outstanding workers in the depot now is this machinist
- latviešu rakstnieki devuši bagātas ražas, un rakstniecības izcilnieku, pirmrindnieku plāksnēs neizdzēšamiem burtiem iekaļami daudzi vārdi ― Latvian writers have produced a rich harvest, and many of (their) names are to be inscribed with indelible letters in the plates of the outstanding members and pioneers of literature
- (rare) excellent specimen, usually of a plant
- izcilie koki ir samērā reti atrodami, dažreiz jānostaigā visa diena, kamēr izdodas atrast piemērotu izcilnieku ― outstanding trees are relatively rare to find, sometimes one has to walk around all day until one succeeds in finding an adequate excellent specimen
Declension
[edit]Declension of izcilnieks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | izcilnieks | izcilnieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | izcilnieku | izcilniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | izcilnieka | izcilnieku |
| dative (datīvs) | izcilniekam | izcilniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | izcilnieku | izcilniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | izcilniekā | izcilniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | izcilniek | izcilnieki |