skolniece

See also: skolniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From skola (“school”) +‎ -niece, or skolnieks (“schoolboy”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Pronunciation

Noun

skolniece f (5th declension, masculine form: skolnieks)

  1. schoolgirl, female student
    trešās klases skolniece ― third-class student, third-grader
    no Maltas rajona ieradušās trīs skolnieces, ceturtās un septītās klases audzēknes ― from the district of Malta came three schoolgirls, fourth- and seventh-class (= grade) students

Declension

Declension of skolniece (5th)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative skolniece skolnieces
genitive skolnieces skolnieču
dative skolniecei skolniecēm
accusative skolnieci skolnieces
instrumental skolnieci skolniecēm
locative skolniecē skolniecēs
vocative skolniece skolnieces
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