From slims (“sick, ill”) + -niece, or slimnieks (“patient”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
slimniece f (5th declension, masculine form: slimnieks)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | slimniece | slimnieces |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | slimnieci | slimnieces |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | slimnieces | slimnieču |
dative (datīvs) | slimniecei | slimniecēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | slimnieci | slimniecēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | slimniecē | slimniecēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | slimniece | slimnieces |