ārzemniece
See also: ārzemniecē
Latvian
Etymology
From ārzemes (“foreign lands”) + -iniece (with ārzemes from ārs (“outside”) + zemes (“lands”)), or ārzemnieks (“foreigner”) + -e (“fem.”) (with palatalization of k to c, and with).
Noun
ārzemniece f (5th declension, masculine form: ārzemnieks)
- a (female) foreigner (a woman from a foreign country)
- ja ārzemniece brauc ciemos... ― if a foreign (woman) came to visit...
- spermas bankas Latvijā izmanto arī ārzemnieces - sperm banks in Latvia are used also by foreign women
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ārzemniece | ārzemnieces |
| genitive | ārzemnieces | ārzemnieču |
| dative | ārzemniecei | ārzemniecēm |
| accusative | ārzemnieci | ārzemnieces |
| instrumental | ārzemnieci | ārzemniecēm |
| locative | ārzemniecē | ārzemniecēs |
| vocative | ārzemniece | ārzemnieces |