apavnieks
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From apavs (“footwear”) + -nieks.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]apavnieks m (1st declension, female equivalent apavniece)
- (male) cobbler, shoemaker
- profesionāli tehniskā skola šogad dos 200 frizieru, apavnieku, pulksteņlabotāju un elektrisko sadzīves priekšmetu remontatslēdznieku ― this year, the professional technical school will form (lit. give) 200 barbers, shoemakers, watchmakers and household appliances repairmen
Usage notes
[edit]The usual term for “cobbler” is kurpnieks; apavnieks is rare or official.
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | apavnieks | apavnieki |
| genitive | apavnieka | apavnieku |
| dative | apavniekam | apavniekiem |
| accusative | apavnieku | apavniekus |
| instrumental | apavnieku | apavniekiem |
| locative | apavniekā | apavniekos |
| vocative | apavniek | apavnieki |