tirdzinieks

Latvian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

tirdzinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: tirdziniece)

  1. trader, dealer, merchant (a person, a man who buys and sells in a marketplace)
    tirdzinieku letes ― merchants counters
    pirms katriem lielākiem svētkiem Gulbenē no visām pasaules malām sabrauca tirdzinieki ― before every major holiday merchants arrived to Gulbene from all over the world

Declension

Declension of tirdzinieks (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative tirdzinieks tirdzinieki
genitive tirdzinieka tirdzinieku
dative tirdziniekam tirdziniekiem
accusative tirdzinieku tirdziniekus
instrumental tirdzinieku tirdziniekiem
locative tirdziniekā tirdziniekos
vocative tirdziniek tirdzinieki

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