Noun: strēlnieks
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine
Declension:
Singular
| Nominative | strēlnieks |
| Accusative | strēlnieku |
| Genitive | strēlnieka |
| Dative | strēlniekam |
| Instrumental | strēlnieku |
| Locative | strēlniekā |
| Vocative | strēlniek |
Plural
| Nominative | strēlnieki |
| Accusative | strēlniekus |
| Genitive | strēlnieku |
| Dative | strēlniekiem |
| Instrumental | strēlniekiem |
| Locative | strēlniekos |
| Vocative | strēlnieki |
Sample Sentences
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strēlnieku divīzija (infantry, riflemen division)
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strēlnieku ieroči (infantry weapons)
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motorizēto strēlnieku karaspēks (motorized infantry troops)
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strēnieku dziesmas (riflemen songs)
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latviešu brīvprātīgo strēlnieku 1. pulks (1st. regiment of Latvian voluntary riflemen)
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plecos stops un bultas, strēlnieks kalnos klīst (crossbow and arrows on shoulders, the archer roams in the mountains)
Nouns inflected like strēlnieks
gredzens,
greznums,
sniegs,
salāts,
sakars,
diftongs,
smaids,
sonets,
sivēns,
dienests,
piecnieks,
skudrs,
skvērs,
skaits,
pacients,
vilciens,
realizējums,
skatiens,
izskats,
spoguļattēls, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From strēle (“arrow, dart”) + -nieks. First mentioned in 17th-century sources, this word corresponds so well in form and meaning to Old East Slavic стрѣльникъ (strělĭnikŭ, “archer”) that it may have been a calque or borrowing.
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