svešiniece

See also: svešiniecē

Latvian

Etymology

From svešs (death) + -iniece, or svešinieks (stranger) + -e (fem.) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Pronunciation

Noun

svešiniece f (5th declension)

  1. (female) stranger (unknown woman)
    Ievai kļuva aizvien karstāk: beidzot viņa redzēs vaigu vaigā Arvīda audžuvecākus, par kuriem tik daudz dzirdēts... kā tie uzņems svešinieci?Ieva felt hotter (= more nervous): finally she was going to see face to face Arvīds' foster parents, about whom she had heard so much... how would they react to this (female) stranger (= Ieva)?

Declension

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