pastniece
See also: pastniecē
Latvian
Pastniece
Etymology
From pasts (“post, mail”) + -niece, or pastnieks (“postman, mailman”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
Noun
pastniece f (5th declension, masculine form: pastnieks)
- postwoman, mailwoman (female postal worker who delivers mail to residential and commercial addresses)
- pagājušajā gadā ar sūtījumā ievietoto ķīmisko vielu saindējusies pastniece pametusi darbu Latvijas Pastā ― last year, a postwoman who was poisoned by chemicals placed in a postal package gave up her work at Latvian Mail
Declension
Declension of pastniece (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | pastniece | pastnieces |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | pastnieci | pastnieces |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | pastnieces | pastnieču |
| dative (datīvs) | pastniecei | pastniecēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | pastnieci | pastniecēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | pastniecē | pastniecēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | pastniece | pastnieces |
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