divnieks

From divi (“two”) +‎ -nieks.

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divnieks m (1st declension)

1. two, the number two (digit or figure)

   uzrakstīt divnieku ― to write the number two (i.e., 2).

2. two (E, unsatisfactory, the second lowest school grade)

   kādu dienu Fricis matemātikā dabū divnieku ― one day, Fricis got a two in mathematics

3. something with the number two on it

   pīķa divnieks ― the two of spades (playing card)

4. two (people, animals, objects) together, a pair; a double, a sports team consisting of two people

   smaiļošanā startēja tikai divnieki ― only doubles participated in (the) rowing (competition)

• Nominal numerals:

  1 vieninieks, 2 divnieks, 3 trijnieks, 4 četrinieks, 5 piecnieks, 6 sešnieks, 7 septiņnieks, septītnieks, 8 astoņnieks, astotnieks, 9 deviņnieks, devītnieks, 10 desmitnieks