desmitniece

See also: desmitniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From desmit (“ten”) +‎ -niece, or desmitnieks (“manager of group of 10”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Noun

desmitniece m (1st declension, masculine form: desmitnieks)

1. (female) leader, manager of a group of ten (e.g., people, houses, etc.)

Declension

Declension of desmitniece (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	desmitniece	desmitnieces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	desmitnieci	desmitnieces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	desmitnieces	desmitnieču
dative (datīvs)	desmitniecei	desmitniecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	desmitnieci	desmitniecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	desmitniecē	desmitniecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	desmitniece	desmitnieces