apavniece

See also: apavniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From apavs (“footwear”) +‎ -niece, or apavnieks (“cobbler, shoemaker”) +‎ -e (“[fem.]”) (with palatalization of k to c).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apawnìɛtsɛ]

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Noun

apavniece m (1st declension, male equivalent)

1. (female) cobbler, shoemaker

Usage notes

The usual term for “cobbler” is kurpnieks (fem. kurpniece); apavnieks (fem. apavniece) is rare or official.

Declension

Declension of apavniece (5th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	apavniece	apavnieces
genitive	apavnieces	apavnieču
dative	apavniecei	apavniecēm
accusative	apavnieci	apavnieces
instrumental	apavnieci	apavniecēm
locative	apavniecē	apavniecēs
vocative	apavniece	apavnieces

Synonyms

• kurpniece