strēlnieks

See also: Strēlnieks

Latvian

Etymology

From strēle (“arrow, dart”) +‎ -nieks. First mentioned in 17th-century sources, this word corresponds so well in form and meaning to Old East Slavic стрѣльникъ (strělĭnikŭ, “archer”) that it may have been a calque or borrowing.

Noun

strēlnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: strēlniece)

1. (military) (male) rifleman, infantryman, infantry soldier

   strēlnieku divīzija ― infantry, riflemen division

   strēlnieku ieroči ― infantry weapons

   motorizēto strēlnieku karaspēks ― motorized infantry troops

   strēnieku dziesmas ― riflemen songs

   latviešu brīvprātīgo strēlnieku 1. pulks ― 1st. regiment of Latvian voluntary riflemen

2. (historical) (male) archer (warrior or hunter whose main weapon is a bow (or crossbow) and arrows)

   plecos stops un bultas, strēlnieks kalnos klīst ― crossbow and arrows on shoulders, the archer roams in the mountains

Declension

Declension of strēlnieks (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	strēlnieks	strēlnieki
accusative (akuzatīvs)	strēlnieku	strēlniekus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	strēlnieka	strēlnieku
dative (datīvs)	strēlniekam	strēlniekiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	strēlnieku	strēlniekiem
locative (lokatīvs)	strēlniekā	strēlniekos
vocative (vokatīvs)	strēlniek	strēlnieki