piecnieks

Latvian

Etymology

From pieci (“five”) +‎ -nieks.

Pronunciation

Noun

piecnieks m (1st declension)

  1. five, number five (digit or figure; syn. pieci)
    uzrakstīt piecnieku ― to write the number five (i.e., 5)
  2. five (A, excellent, the best school grade; syn. pieci)
    saņemt matemātikā piecnieku ― to get an A in mathematics
  3. something with the number five on it
    samainīt piecnieku sīknaudā ― to change a five, a fiver (5-lat bill, banknote) into small change
    kārava piecnieks ― the five of diamonds (playing card)
  4. five (people, animals, objects) together; a sports team consisting of five people
    hokeja komandas labākais piecnieks ― the best five (players) of the hockey team

Declension

Declension of piecnieks (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative piecnieks piecnieki
genitive piecnieka piecnieku
dative piecniekam piecniekiem
accusative piecnieku piecniekus
instrumental piecnieku piecniekiem
locative piecniekā piecniekos
vocative piecniek piecnieki

See also

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