tirdzinieks
Latvian
Etymology
From tirg(us) (“market”) + -inieks, with palatalization of g to dz.
Noun
tirdzinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: tirdziniece)
- trader, dealer, merchant (a person, a man who buys and sells in a marketplace)
- tirdzinieku letes ― merchants counters
- pirms katriem lielākiem svētkiem Gulbenē no visām pasaules malām sabrauca tirdzinieki ― before every major holiday merchants arrived to Gulbene from all over the world
Declension
Declension of tirdzinieks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tirdzinieks | tirdzinieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tirdzinieku | tirdziniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tirdzinieka | tirdzinieku |
| dative (datīvs) | tirdziniekam | tirdziniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tirdzinieku | tirdziniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tirdziniekā | tirdziniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tirdziniek | tirdzinieki |
Synonyms
- tirgonis
- tirgotājs
Derived terms
- tirdzniecība
- tirdzniecisks