veikalniece
Appearance
See also: tirdziniecē and veikalniecē
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tirg(us) (“market”) + -iniece, or from veikalnieks (“merchant”) + -e (“fem.”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]veikalniece f (5th declension, masculine form: veikalnieks)
- saleswoman at a shop; also, (female) shopkeeper, shop owner
- jā, veikalnieces ķēriens tev ir... pat mājās tev pircēji neliek miera un bāžas virsū ar savu naudu; un es savā laikā taisījos tevi mācīt tirgoņa amatā ― yes, you have a (female) shopkeeper's knack... even at home clients won't leave you alone and throw themselves (at you) with their money; and I was going to teach you about commerce
Declension
[edit]Declension of veikalniece (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | veikalniece | veikalnieces |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | veikalnieci | veikalnieces |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | veikalnieces | veikalnieču |
dative (datīvs) | veikalniecei | veikalniecēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | veikalnieci | veikalniecēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | veikalniecē | veikalniecēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | veikalniece | veikalnieces |