maiznieks
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Coined by Juris Alunāns in 1857, from maize (“bread”) + -nieks.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]maiznieks m (1st declension, feminine form: maizniece)
- (male) baker (a man whose job it is to bake bread; owner of a bakery; bread trader)
- maiznieka amats ― the baker's craft
- bet Parīzes maiznieks naktī izcepa maizes klaipus vīriem, kas ieročus karsti pie sāniem spiež un Komūnas vārdu kā zvērestu runā ― but the Parisian baker during the night baked bread loaves for men who kept their hot weapons at their side and said the name of the Commune as (if it were) an oath
Declension
[edit]Declension of maiznieks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | maiznieks | maiznieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | maiznieku | maizniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | maiznieka | maiznieku |
| dative (datīvs) | maizniekam | maizniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | maiznieku | maizniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | maizniekā | maizniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | maizniek | maiznieki |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “maize”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN