veikalniecisks
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From veikalnieks (“shopkeeper”) + -isks (with veikalnieks from veikals (“shop, store”) + -nieks), with k > c via palatalization.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]veikalniecisks (definite veikalnieciskais, comparative veikalnieciskāks, superlative visveikalnieciskākais, adverb veikalnieciski)
- mercantile, shopping; relating to, typical of, shops or shopkeeping
- veikalniecisks centrs ― shopping center
- commercial, financial, businesslike (relating to business and finance)
- veikalnieciskais darījums ― commercial transaction
- Felzens atbrauca no Krievijas... pāra gadu desmitos tur Felzens bija dažādos veikalnieciskos pasākumos sarausis lielas bagātības ― Felzens came from Russia... in a couple of decades Felzens had made a lot of money in several kinds of commercial, mercantile activities
Declension
[edit]| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | veikalniecisks | veikalnieciski | veikalnieciska | veikalnieciskas | |
| genitive | veikalnieciska | veikalniecisku | veikalnieciskas | veikalniecisku | |
| dative | veikalnieciskam | veikalnieciskiem | veikalnieciskai | veikalnieciskām | |
| accusative | veikalniecisku | veikalnieciskus | veikalniecisku | veikalnieciskas | |
| instrumental | veikalniecisku | veikalnieciskiem | veikalniecisku | veikalnieciskām | |
| locative | veikalnieciskā | veikalnieciskos | veikalnieciskā | veikalnieciskās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "relating to commerce"): tirdzniecisks