nebēdniece
See also: nebēdniecē
Latvian
Etymology
From nebēda (“carefreeness”) + -niece (with nebēda from ne- + bēda (“sorrow, misfortune”)), or nebēdnieks (“naughty, mischievous one”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
Noun
nebēdniece f (5th declension, masculine form: nebēdnieks)
- naughty, mischievous, playful girl
- Kad es biju jauna meita, es biju liela nebēdniece: puisi ar kāju nospārdīju, suni ar kaulu nomētāju ― when I was a young girl, I was a naughty one: I used to kick the boys and throw bones at dogs
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nebēdniece | nebēdnieces |
| genitive | nebēdnieces | nebēdnieču |
| dative | nebēdniecei | nebēdniecēm |
| accusative | nebēdnieci | nebēdnieces |
| instrumental | nebēdnieci | nebēdniecēm |
| locative | nebēdniecē | nebēdniecēs |
| vocative | nebēdniece | nebēdnieces |