kurpniece

See also: kurpniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From kurpe (“shoe”) +‎ -niece, or kurpnieks (“cobbler, shoemaker”) +‎ -e (“[fem.]”) (with palatalization of k to c).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kurpniece f (5th declension, masculine form: kurpnieks)

1. (female) cobbler, shoemaker

   par kurpnieci nostrādājusi jau ilgus gadus un ne reizi nav nožēlojusi, ka izvēlējusies šo sievietei neparasto amatu ― she had worked many years as a (female) cobbler and not once did she regret having chosen a profession so unusual for a woman

Usage notes

The usual term for “cobbler” is kurpnieks; apavnieks is rare or official.

Declension

Declension of kurpniece (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	kurpniece	kurpnieces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	kurpnieci	kurpnieces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	kurpnieces	kurpnieču
dative (datīvs)	kurpniecei	kurpniecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	kurpnieci	kurpniecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	kurpniecē	kurpniecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	kurpniece	kurpnieces

Synonyms

• apavniece