svešinieks

Latvian

Etymology

From svešs (unknown, strange, foreign) + -inieks.

Pronunciation

Noun

svešinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: svešiniece)

  1. (male) stranger (unknown man)
    viņi paiet viens otram garām nesasveicinājušies, kā svešniekithey went past each other without greeting, like strangers
    katrs svešnieks Līvsalā tiek paslepšus nopētītsevery stranger in Līvsala is secretly scrutinized

Declension

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