vaininieks

Latvian

From vaina (“guilt”) +‎ -inieks.

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vaininieks m (1st declension, feminine form: vaininiece)

(male) culprit, guilty one (someone responsible for something illegal, reprehensible, or undesirable)
konflikta vaininieks ― the culprit of the conflict, the one to blame for the conflict

tagad notiks izmeklēšana, un mani var padarīt par galveno vaininieku briesmīgajā nelaimē ― now the investigation will take place, and they may make me the culprit in a terrible misfortune

kad darbs bija slikti paveikts, sāka meklēt vaininiekus ― when the work is poorly done, one starts looking for the culprits

sulainis palika vaininieks, kad kungam nepatika no rīta tik agri celties ― the servant was the culprit when the lord didn't want to get up so early in the morning
(of objects, events, etc.) culprit, cause (that which causes something undesirable, unpleasant)
pastāvīgu miega traucējumu galvenais vaininieks ir neirozes ― neuroses are the main culprit of constant sleep disorders

Declension of vaininieks (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vaininieks	vaininieki
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vaininieku	vaininiekus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vaininieka	vaininieku
dative (datīvs)	vaininiekam	vaininiekiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vaininieku	vaininiekiem
locative (lokatīvs)	vaininiekā	vaininiekos
vocative (vokatīvs)	vaininiek	vaininieki