See also: ārzemniecē

Latvian

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Etymology

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From ārzemes (foreign lands) +‎ -iniece (with ārzemes from ārs (outside) +‎ zemes (lands)), or ārzemnieks (foreigner) +‎ -e (fem.) (with palatalization of k to c, and with).

Noun

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ārzemniece f (5th declension, masculine form: ārzemnieks)

  1. a (female) foreigner (a woman from a foreign country)
    ja ārzemniece brauc ciemos...if a foreign (woman) came to visit...
    spermas bankas Latvijā izmanto arī ārzemnieces - sperm banks in Latvia are used also by foreign women

Declension

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