skolniece

See also: skolniecē

Latvian

Skolniece

Etymology

From skola (“school”) +‎ -niece, or skolnieks (“schoolboy”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Noun

skolniece f (5th declension, masculine form: skolnieks)

  1. schoolgirl, female student
    trešās klases skolniece ― third-class student, third-grader
    no Maltas rajona ieradušās trīs skolnieces, ceturtās un septītās klases audzēknes ― from the district of Malta came three schoolgirls, fourth- and seventh-class (= grade) students

Declension

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