apavnieks

Latvian

From apavs (“footwear”) +‎ -nieks.

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apavnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: apavniece)

(male) cobbler, shoemaker
profesionāli tehniskā skola šogad dos 200 frizieru, apavnieku, pulksteņlabotāju un elektrisko sadzīves priekšmetu remontatslēdznieku ― this year, the professional technical school will form (lit. give) 200 barbers, shoemakers, watchmakers and household appliances repairmen

The usual term for “cobbler” is kurpnieks; apavnieks is rare or official.

Declension of apavnieks (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	apavnieks	apavnieki
accusative (akuzatīvs)	apavnieku	apavniekus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	apavnieka	apavnieku
dative (datīvs)	apavniekam	apavniekiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	apavnieku	apavniekiem
locative (lokatīvs)	apavniekā	apavniekos
vocative (vokatīvs)	apavniek	apavnieki

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