galdnieks

Latvian

Galdnieki

Etymology

From galds (“table”) +‎ -nieks.

Pronunciation

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Noun

galdnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: galdniece)

  1. (male) carpenter (craftsman who works on wood, making objects from it)
    prasmīgs galdnieks ― skilled carpenter
    galdnieka amats ― carpenter's office, craft
    galdnieka darbs ― carpenter's work
    galdnieka darbnīca ― carpenter's workshop
    galdnieka darba rīki ― carpenter's tools
    galdnieku līme ― carpenter's glue (for gluing wooden objects)
    Jānis pēc pagastskolas beigšanas sāka mācīties par galdnieku ― John, after finishing the parrish school, began to learn to be a carpenter
    tagad strādāja tikai galdnieks, kur galīgi nobeidza būvi ― now only a carptenter was working, who finished the building

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