desmitnieks
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From desmit (“ten”) + -nieks.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
desmitnieks m (1st declension)
- ten, number ten (digit or figure; syn. desmit)
- uzrakstīt desmitnieku ― to write a number ten (i.e., 10)
- something with the number ten on it
- izspēlēt pīķa desmitnieku ― to play the ten of spades (playing card)
- samainīt desmitnieku divos piecniekos ― to changer a tenner (10-lat bill, banknote) into two fivers
- maksāt ar desmitniekiem ― to pay with tenners
- ten (people, animals, objects) together; a sports team consisting of ten people
- pie mērķa pienāca pirmais desmitnieks ― the first ten (athletes) approached the goal
desmitnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: desmitniece)
- (male) leader, manager of a group of ten (e.g., people, houses, etc.)
- skolu beidzot, audzēkņi iegūst tiesības strādāt par celtniecības darbu vadītājiem, desmitniekiem vai brigadieriem... ― (after) finishing school, the students have the right to work as construction managers, as managers of groups of ten (workers) or as brigadiers (managers of larger groups)...
Declension[edit]
Declension of desmitnieks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | desmitnieks | desmitnieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | desmitnieku | desmitniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | desmitnieka | desmitnieku |
| dative (datīvs) | desmitniekam | desmitniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | desmitnieku | desmitniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | desmitniekā | desmitniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | desmitniek | desmitnieki |
See also[edit]
- Nominal numerals:
- 1 vieninieks, 2 divnieks, 3 trijnieks, 4 četrinieks, 5 piecnieks, 6 sešnieks, 7 septiņnieks, septītnieks, 8 astoņnieks, astotnieks, 9 deviņnieks, devītnieks, 10 desmitnieks