Latvian edit

 
Laivinieks

Etymology edit

From laiva (boat) +‎ -inieks.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

laivinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: laiviniece)

  1. boatman (a man who works with a small boat, usually by transporting people or cargo)
    strādāt par laiviniekuto work as a boatman
    tas ir vecais laivinieks Kanģisthis is the old boatsman Kanģis

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