svešinieks

Latvian

Etymology

From svešs (“unknown, strange, foreign”) +‎ -inieks.

Pronunciation

Noun

svešinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: svešiniece)

  1. (male) stranger (unknown man)
    viņi paiet viens otram garām nesasveicinājušies, kā svešnieki ― they went past each other without greeting, like strangers
    katrs svešnieks Līvsalā tiek paslepšus nopētīts ― every stranger in Līvsala is secretly scrutinized

Declension

Declension of svešinieks (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative svešinieks svešinieki
genitive svešinieka svešinieku
dative svešiniekam svešiniekiem
accusative svešinieku svešiniekus
instrumental svešinieku svešiniekiem
locative svešiniekā svešiniekos
vocative svešiniek svešinieki
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