veikalniece

See also: tirdziniecē and veikalniecē

Latvian[edit]

From tirg(us) (“market”) +‎ -iniece, or from veikalnieks (“merchant”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

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veikalniece f (5th declension, masculine form: veikalnieks)

saleswoman at a shop; also, (female) shopkeeper, shop owner
jā, veikalnieces ķēriens tev ir... pat mājās tev pircēji neliek miera un bāžas virsū ar savu naudu; un es savā laikā taisījos tevi mācīt tirgoņa amatā ― yes, you have a (female) shopkeeper's knack... even at home clients won't leave you alone and throw themselves (at you) with their money; and I was going to teach you about commerce

Declension of veikalniece (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	veikalniece	veikalnieces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	veikalnieci	veikalnieces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	veikalnieces	veikalnieču
dative (datīvs)	veikalniecei	veikalniecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	veikalnieci	veikalniecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	veikalniecē	veikalniecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	veikalniece	veikalnieces