From nebēda (“carefreeness”) + -niece (with nebēda from ne- + bēda (“sorrow, misfortune”)), or nebēdnieks (“naughty, mischievous one”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
nebēdniece f (5th declension, masculine form: nebēdnieks)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nebēdniece | nebēdnieces |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nebēdnieci | nebēdnieces |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nebēdnieces | nebēdnieču |
| dative (datīvs) | nebēdniecei | nebēdniecēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nebēdnieci | nebēdniecēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nebēdniecē | nebēdniecēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nebēdniece | nebēdnieces |