svešiniece
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See also: svešiniecē
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From svešs (“death”) + -iniece, or svešinieks (“stranger”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
svešiniece f (5th declension)
- (female) stranger (unknown woman)
- Ievai kļuva aizvien karstāk: beidzot viņa redzēs vaigu vaigā Arvīda audžuvecākus, par kuriem tik daudz dzirdēts... kā tie uzņems svešinieci? ― Ieva felt hotter (= more nervous): finally she was going to see face to face Arvīds' foster parents, about whom she had heard so much... how would they react to this (female) stranger (= Ieva)?
Declension[edit]
Declension of svešiniece (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | svešiniece | svešinieces |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | svešinieci | svešinieces |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | svešinieces | svešinieču |
| dative (datīvs) | svešiniecei | svešiniecēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | svešinieci | svešiniecēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | svešiniecē | svešiniecēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | svešiniece | svešinieces |