desmitnieks
Latvian
Etymology
From desmit (“ten”) + -nieks.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Desmitnieks
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
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
- 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