izcilniece

See also: izcilniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From izcils (“great, outstanding, excellent”) +‎ -niece, or izcilnieks (“great, outstanding man”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Noun

izcilniece f (5th declension, masculine form: izcilnieks)

  1. outstanding (female) individual (one who obtained great success, excellent results)
    Kristīne Garklāva: skolā biju izcilniece ― Kristīne Garklāva: at school I was an outstanding student

Declension

Declension of izcilniece (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative izcilniece izcilnieces
genitive izcilnieces izcilnieču
dative izcilniecei izcilniecēm
accusative izcilnieci izcilnieces
instrumental izcilnieci izcilniecēm
locative izcilniecē izcilniecēs
vocative izcilniece izcilnieces
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