strēlnieks

See also: Strēlnieks

Latvian

Etymology

From strēle (“arrow, dart”) +‎ -nieks. First mentioned in 17th-century sources, this word corresponds so well in form and meaning to Old East Slavic стрѣльникъ (strělĭnikŭ, “archer”) that it may have been a calque or borrowing.^[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

strēlnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: strēlniece)

(military) (male) rifleman, infantryman, infantry soldier
strēlnieku divīzija ― infantry, riflemen division

strēlnieku ieroči ― infantry weapons

motorizēto strēlnieku karaspēks ― motorized infantry troops

strēnieku dziesmas ― riflemen songs

latviešu brīvprātīgo strēlnieku 1. pulks ― 1st. regiment of Latvian voluntary riflemen
(historical) (male) archer (warrior or hunter whose main weapon is a bow (or crossbow) and arrows)
plecos stops un bultas, strēlnieks kalnos klīst ― crossbow and arrows on shoulders, the archer roams in the mountains

Declension

Declension of *strēlnieks* (1st declension)
	singular	plural
nominative	strēlnieks	strēlnieki
genitive	strēlnieka	strēlnieku
dative	strēlniekam	strēlniekiem
accusative	strēlnieku	strēlniekus
instrumental	strēlnieku	strēlniekiem
locative	strēlniekā	strēlniekos
vocative	strēlniek	strēlnieki

References

^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “strēle”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎^[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

[1] Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “strēle”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎^[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

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