kurpniece
See also: kurpniecē
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kurpe (“shoe”) + -niece, or kurpnieks (“cobbler, shoemaker”) + -e (“[fem.]”) (with palatalization of k to c).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]kurpniece f (5th declension, masculine form: kurpnieks)
- (female) cobbler, shoemaker
- par kurpnieci nostrādājusi jau ilgus gadus un ne reizi nav nožēlojusi, ka izvēlējusies šo sievietei neparasto amatu ― she had worked many years as a (female) cobbler and not once did she regret having chosen a profession so unusual for a woman
Usage notes
[edit]The usual term for “cobbler” is kurpnieks; apavnieks is rare or official.
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurpniece | kurpnieces |
| genitive | kurpnieces | kurpnieču |
| dative | kurpniecei | kurpniecēm |
| accusative | kurpnieci | kurpnieces |
| instrumental | kurpnieci | kurpniecēm |
| locative | kurpniecē | kurpniecēs |
| vocative | kurpniece | kurpnieces |