pastniece

See also: pastniecē

Latvian

Pastniece

Etymology

From pasts (post, mail) + -niece, or pastnieks (postman, mailman) + -e (fem.) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Noun

pastniece f (5th declension, masculine form: pastnieks)

  1. postwoman, mailwoman (female postal worker who delivers mail to residential and commercial addresses)
    pagājušajā gadā ar sūtījumā ievietoto ķīmisko vielu saindējusies pastniece pametusi darbu Latvijas Pastālast year, a postwoman who was poisoned by chemicals placed in a postal package gave up her work at Latvian Mail

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