From stunda (“hour”) + -nieks.
stundenieks m (1st declension)
The words stundenis and stundenieks are attested in 18th-century sources but have now been completely replaced by pulkstenis.
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stundenieks | stundenieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stundenieku | stundeniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stundenieka | stundenieku |
| dative (datīvs) | stundeniekam | stundeniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stundenieku | stundeniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stundeniekā | stundeniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stundeniek | stundenieki |