maizniece
See also: maizniecē
Latvian
Etymology
From maize (“bread”) + -niece, or maiznieks (“baker”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
Pronunciation
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Noun
maizniece f (5th declension, masculine form: maiznieks)
- (female) baker
- dziedātāja Aiša TVNET “Eksperimentā” piekrita izmēģināt spēkus sev tik netipiskā profesijā kā maizniece ― singer Aiša in the TVNET (show) “Experiment” agreed to try her hand at a non-typical profession like (female) baker
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maizniece | maiznieces |
| genitive | maiznieces | maiznieču |
| dative | maizniecei | maizniecēm |
| accusative | maiznieci | maiznieces |
| instrumental | maiznieci | maizniecēm |
| locative | maizniecē | maizniecēs |
| vocative | maizniece | maiznieces |