pastniece
See also: pastniecē
Latvian
Etymology
From pasts (“post, mail”) + -niece, or pastnieks (“postman, mailman”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
Pronunciation
Noun
pastniece f (5th declension, masculine form: pastnieks)
- postwoman, mailwoman (female postal worker who delivers mail to residential and commercial addresses)
- pagājušajā gadā ar sūtījumā ievietoto ķīmisko vielu saindējusies pastniece pametusi darbu Latvijas Pastā ― last year, a postwoman who was poisoned by chemicals placed in a postal package gave up her work at Latvian Mail
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pastniece | pastnieces |
| genitive | pastnieces | pastnieču |
| dative | pastniecei | pastniecēm |
| accusative | pastnieci | pastnieces |
| instrumental | pastnieci | pastniecēm |
| locative | pastniecē | pastniecēs |
| vocative | pastniece | pastnieces |