vieninieks
Latvian
Etymology
From viens (“one”) + -nieks.
Noun
Vieninieks
vieninieks m (1st declension)
- one, the number one (digit or figure)
- saskaitīt vieniniekus ― to count, add the ones (last digit of numbers that one is adding)
- one (F, very unsatisfactory, the lowest school grade)
- skolotājs iegrieza žurnālā vieninieku ― the teacher entered a one (= fail grade) into the (class) report
- one (person, animal) that is alone, never with others
- vajadzēja zagļiem atrast kādu viennieku, individuālistu ― the thieves needed to find some solitary one, some individualist (as their victim)
- vieninieku kamera ― a (prison) cell for one person; solitary confinement
- one sportsman who is a team by himself (e.g., in rowing; a single
- smaiļošanā startēja tikai vieninieki ― only singles participated in (the) rowing (competition)
Declension
Declension of vieninieks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | vieninieks | vieninieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | vieninieku | vieniniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vieninieka | vieninieku |
| dative (datīvs) | vieniniekam | vieniniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | vieninieku | vieniniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | vieniniekā | vieniniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vieniniek | vieninieki |
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