rīdziniece
See also: rīdziniecē
Latvian
Etymology
From Rīga (“Riga”) + -iniece, or rīdzinieks (“Rigan”) + -e (“fem.”) (with palatalization of g to dz and of k to c).
Noun
rīdziniece f (5th declension, masculine form: rīdzinieks)
- a (female) Rigan, a woman born in Riga, the capital of Latvia
- rīdziniece, kura laimēja 50 000 latu ― a Rigan (woman) who won 50 000 lats
- rīdzinieces noslēpums ― the secret of the Rigan (woman)
- divas jaunas rīdzinieces meklē naktsmājas 30. aprīlī Liepājā - two young Rigan women are looking for a place to sleep on April 30th in Liepāja
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rīdziniece | rīdzinieces |
| genitive | rīdzinieces | rīdzinieču |
| dative | rīdziniecei | rīdziniecēm |
| accusative | rīdzinieci | rīdzinieces |
| instrumental | rīdzinieci | rīdziniecēm |
| locative | rīdziniecē | rīdziniecēs |
| vocative | rīdziniece | rīdzinieces |