laivinieks

Latvian

Etymology

From laiva (“boat”) +‎ -inieks.

Pronunciation

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Noun

laivinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: laiviniece)

  1. boatman (a man who works with a small boat, usually by transporting people or cargo)
    strādāt par laivinieku ― to work as a boatman
    tas ir vecais laivinieks Kanģis ― this is the old boatsman Kanģis

Declension

Declension of laivinieks (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative laivinieks laivinieki
genitive laivinieka laivinieku
dative laiviniekam laiviniekiem
accusative laivinieku laiviniekus
instrumental laivinieku laiviniekiem
locative laiviniekā laiviniekos
vocative laiviniek laivinieki
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