nāviniece
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See also: nāviniecē
Latvian
Etymology
From nāve (“death”) + -niece, or nāvinieks (“one condemned to death”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
Pronunciation
Noun
nāviniece f (5th declension, masculine form: nāvinieks)
- (woman) condemned to death
- viņa gulēja gandrīz kā nāviniece: ārsts izrakstīja visādas zāles, likām kompreses... bet labāk nepalika ― she was sleeping almost as a woman condemned to death: the doctor prescribed all kinds of medicines, we applied compresses... but she didn't get (any) better
Declension
Declension of nāviniece (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nāviniece | nāvinieces |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nāvinieci | nāvinieces |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nāvinieces | nāvinieču |
| dative (datīvs) | nāviniecei | nāviniecēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nāvinieci | nāviniecēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nāviniecē | nāviniecēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nāviniece | nāvinieces |