tirdziņš

Latvian

Etymology

From tirg(us) (“market”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”), with palatalization of g to dz.

Pronunciation

Noun

tirdziņš m (1st declension)

  1. little market; diminutive of tirgus
  2. (usually with a preceding noun) store, stand, fair (small place, room, building, etc. specialized in selling something specific, or for some specific purpose)
    grāmatu tirdziņš ― (especially second-hand) book store, fair
    Ziemassvētku tirdziņš ― Christmas fair
    20. decembrī sāk darboties speciāli egīšu tirdziņi visos pilsētas mikrorajonos ― on December 20th special (Christimas) pine tree fairs, stands start working in all city neighborhoods

Declension

Declension of tirdziņš (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative tirdziņš tirdziņi
genitive tirdziņa tirdziņu
dative tirdziņam tirdziņiem
accusative tirdziņu tirdziņus
instrumental tirdziņu tirdziņiem
locative tirdziņā tirdziņos
vocative tirdziņ tirdziņi
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