vaininiece

See also: vaininiecē

Latvian

Etymology

From vaina (“guilt”) +‎ -iniece, or from vaininieks (“culprit”) +‎ -e (with palatalization of k to c).

Noun

vaininiece f (5th declension, masculine form: vaininieks)

1. (female) culprit, guilty one (someone responsible for something illegal, reprehensible, or undesirable)

   īstā vaininiece pie Riannas un Krisa Braunas sakaušanās ― the real (female) culprit of the fight between Rihanna and Chris Brown

Declension

Declension of vaininiece (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	vaininiece	vaininieces
genitive	vaininieces	vaininieču
dative	vaininiecei	vaininiecēm
accusative	vaininieci	vaininieces
instrumental	vaininieci	vaininiecēm
locative	vaininiecē	vaininiecēs
vocative	vaininiece	vaininieces

Synonyms

• vainīga (especially in the definite form: vainīgā)

Related terms

• vaina
• vainīgs, vainīgums, vainība
  • nevainīgs, nevainīgums, nevainība
• vainot