vieninieks

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Etymology

From viens (“one”) +‎ -nieks.

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Noun

vieninieks m (1st declension)

1. one, the number one (digit or figure)

   saskaitīt vieniniekus ― to count, add the ones (last digit of numbers that one is adding)

2. one (F, very unsatisfactory, the lowest school grade)

   skolotājs iegrieza žurnālā vieninieku ― the teacher entered a one (= fail grade) into the (class) report

3. one (person, animal) that is alone, never with others

   vajadzēja zagļiem atrast kādu viennieku, individuālistu ― the thieves needed to find some solitary one, some individualist (as their victim)

   vieninieku kamera ― a (prison) cell for one person; solitary confinement

4. one sportsman who is a team by himself (e.g., in rowing; a single

   smaiļošanā startēja tikai vieninieki ― only singles participated in (the) rowing (competition)

Declension

See also

• Nominal numerals:

  1 vieninieks, 2 divnieks, 3 trijnieks, 4 četrinieks, 5 piecnieks, 6 sešnieks, 7 septiņnieks, septītnieks, 8 astoņnieks, astotnieks, 9 deviņnieks, devītnieks, 10 desmitnieks