Latvian

Noun

Piecnieks

piecnieks m (1st declension)

1. five, number five (digit or figure; syn. pieci)

   uzrakstīt piecnieku‎ ― to write the number five (i.e., 5)

2. five (A, excellent, the best school grade; syn. pieci)

   saņemt matemātikā piecnieku‎ ― to get an A in mathematics

3. something with the number five on it

   samainīt piecnieku sīknaudā‎ ― to change a five, a fiver (5-lat bill, banknote) into small change

   kārava piecnieks‎ ― the five of diamonds (playing card)

4. five (people, animals, objects) together; a sports team consisting of five people

   hokeja komandas labākais piecnieks‎ ― the best five (players) of the hockey team

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See also

• Nominal numerals:

  1 vieninieks, 2 divnieks, 3 trijnieks, 4 četrinieks, 5 piecnieks, 6 sešnieks, 7 septiņnieks, septītnieks, 8 astoņnieks, astotnieks, 9 deviņnieks, devītnieks, 10 desmitnieks