zemniece

See also: zemniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From zeme (“land”) +‎ -niece, or zemnieks (“peasant”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Pronunciation

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Noun

zemniece f (5th declension, masculine form: zemnieks)

1. (female) peasant

Declension

Declension of zemniece (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zemniece	zemnieces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zemnieci	zemnieces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zemnieces	zemnieču
dative (datīvs)	zemniecei	zemniecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zemnieci	zemniecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	zemniecē	zemniecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	zemniece	zemnieces