svešinieks
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Latvian
Etymology
From svešs (“unknown, strange, foreign”) + -inieks.
Pronunciation
Noun
svešinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: svešiniece)
- (male) stranger (unknown man)
- viņi paiet viens otram garām nesasveicinājušies, kā svešnieki ― they went past each other without greeting, like strangers
- katrs svešnieks Līvsalā tiek paslepšus nopētīts ― every stranger in Līvsala is secretly scrutinized
Declension
Declension of svešinieks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | svešinieks | svešinieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | svešinieku | svešiniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | svešinieka | svešinieku |
| dative (datīvs) | svešiniekam | svešiniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | svešinieku | svešiniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | svešiniekā | svešiniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | svešiniek | svešinieki |