kurpniece

== Latvian == === Etymology === From kurpe (“shoe”) +‎ -niece, or kurpnieks (“cobbler, shoemaker”) +‎ -e (“[fem.]”) (with palatalization of k to c). === Pronunciation === === Noun === kurpniece f (5th declension, male equivalent kurpnieks) (female) cobbler, shoemaker par kurpnieci nostrādājusi jau ilgus gadus un ne reizi nav nožēlojusi, ka izvēlējusies šo sievietei neparasto amatu ― she had worked many years as a (female) cobbler and not once did she regret having chosen a profession so unusual for a woman ==== Usage notes ==== The usual term for “cobbler” is kurpnieks; apavnieks is rare or official. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== apavniece