vietniece

See also: vietniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From viet (“place”) +‎ -niece, or vietnieks (“replacement”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Pronunciation

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Noun

vietniece f (5th declension, masculine form: vietnieks)

1. (female) replacement, substitute (e.g., at work)
2. (female) second in command, assistant

   direktora vietniece ― assistant director

   priekšsēdētāja vietniece ― vice-chairman

3. (female) deputy, elected representative

Declension

Declension of vietniece (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vietniece	vietnieces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vietnieci	vietnieces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vietnieces	vietnieču
dative (datīvs)	vietniecei	vietniecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vietnieci	vietniecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	vietniecē	vietniecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	vietniece	vietnieces