piecnieks
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From pieci (“five”) + -nieks.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
piecnieks m (1st declension)
- five, number five (digit or figure; syn. pieci)
- uzrakstīt piecnieku ― to write the number five (i.e., 5)
- five (A, excellent, the best school grade; syn. pieci)
- saņemt matemātikā piecnieku ― to get an A in mathematics
- something with the number five on it
- samainīt piecnieku sīknaudā ― to change a five, a fiver (5-lat bill, banknote) into small change
- kārava piecnieks ― the five of diamonds (playing card)
- five (people, animals, objects) together; a sports team consisting of five people
- hokeja komandas labākais piecnieks ― the best five (players) of the hockey team
Declension edit
Declension of piecnieks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | piecnieks | piecnieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | piecnieku | piecniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | piecnieka | piecnieku |
| dative (datīvs) | piecniekam | piecniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | piecnieku | piecniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | piecniekā | piecniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | piecniek | piecnieki |
See also edit
- 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