tirdzinieks

Latvian

Etymology

From tirg(us) (“market”) +‎ -inieks, with palatalization of g to dz.

Noun

tirdzinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: tirdziniece)

  1. trader, dealer, merchant (a person, a man who buys and sells in a marketplace)
    tirdzinieku letes ― merchants counters
    pirms katriem lielākiem svētkiem Gulbenē no visām pasaules malām sabrauca tirdzinieki ― before every major holiday merchants arrived to Gulbene from all over the world

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