From sala (“island”) + -niece, or salinieks (“islander”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
saliniece f (5th declension, masculine form: salinieks)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | saliniece | salinieces |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | salinieces | salinieču |
dative (datīvs) | saliniecei | saliniecēm |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | salinieci | salinieces |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | salinieci | saliniecēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | saliniecē | saliniecēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | saliniece | salinieces |