Where does “pretinieks” come from?
pretinieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian -nieks — Added to nouns (or sometimes to adjectives and a few verbs) to form masculine (.
pretinieks (Latvian): opponent, adversary
Definitions
- opponent, adversary
Ancestry of “pretinieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | -nieks | Added to nouns (or sometimes to adjectives and a few verbs) to form masculine ( |