grūtniece

See also: grūtniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From grūts (“heavy; pregnant”) +‎ -niece. The masculine form, technically *grūtnieks, apparently does not really exist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

grūtniece f (5th declension)

  1. pregnant woman
    rūpes par grūtnieci tajā pašā laikā ir arī rūpes par topošā bērna veselību ― care for the pregnant woman is at the same time also care for the health of the future child
    vielmaiņas procesus regulē grūtnieces organisms savstarpējā sakarībā ar augļa organismu ― the pregnant woman's organism regulates the metabolical processes in mutual relation with the organism of the fetus

Declension

Declension of grūtniece (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative grūtniece grūtnieces
genitive grūtnieces grūtnieču
dative grūtniecei grūtniecēm
accusative grūtnieci grūtnieces
instrumental grūtnieci grūtniecēm
locative grūtniecē grūtniecēs
vocative grūtniece grūtnieces

Derived terms

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