strēlniece

See also: strēlniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From strēle (“arrow, dart”) +‎ -niece, or strēlnieks (“rifleman”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Noun

strēlniece f (5th declension, masculine form: strēlnieks)

  1. (military) (female) infantryman, (female) rifleman
    Pirmajā rotā dien meitene strēlniece. ― In the first company serves a female rifleman.
  2. (historical) (female) archer (warrior or hunter whose main weapon is a bow (or crossbow) and arrows)

Declension
Declension of strēlniece (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) strēlniece strēlnieces
accusative (akuzatīvs) strēlnieci strēlnieces
genitive (ģenitīvs) strēlnieces strēlnieču
dative (datīvs) strēlniecei strēlniecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) strēlnieci strēlniecēm
locative (lokatīvs) strēlniecē strēlniecēs
vocative (vokatīvs) strēlniece strēlnieces
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