tirdziņš

Latvian

Etymology

From tirg(us) (“market”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”), with palatalization of g to dz.

Noun

tirdziņš m (1st declension)

1. little market; diminutive of tirgus
2. (usually with a preceding noun) store, stand, fair (small place, room, building, etc. specialized in selling something specific, or for some specific purpose)

   grāmatu tirdziņš ― (especially second-hand) book store, fair

   Ziemassvētku tirdziņš ― Christmas fair

   20. decembrī sāk darboties speciāli egīšu tirdziņi visos pilsētas mikrorajonos ― on December 20th special (Christimas) pine tree fairs, stands start working in all city neighborhoods

Declension

Declension of tirdziņš (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	tirdziņš	tirdziņi
genitive	tirdziņa	tirdziņu
dative	tirdziņam	tirdziņiem
accusative	tirdziņu	tirdziņus
instrumental	tirdziņu	tirdziņiem
locative	tirdziņā	tirdziņos
vocative	tirdziņ	tirdziņi