tirdziniece
See also: tirdziniecē
Latvian
Etymology
From tirg(us) (“market”) + -iniece, or from tirdzinieks (“merchant”) + -e (“fem.”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tirdziniece f (5th declension, masculine form: tirdzinieks)
- (female) merchant, dealer, trader (a woman who buys and sells in a marketplace)
- tirdziniece Ruta Paņkina atzīst, ka gaileņu šogad mežos maz ― (female) dealer Ruta Paņkina admits that there are few chanterelle mushrooms in the forests this year
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tirdziniece | tirdzinieces |
| genitive | tirdzinieces | tirdzinieču |
| dative | tirdziniecei | tirdziniecēm |
| accusative | tirdzinieci | tirdzinieces |
| instrumental | tirdzinieci | tirdziniecēm |
| locative | tirdziniecē | tirdziniecēs |
| vocative | tirdziniece | tirdzinieces |