desmitnieks

Etymology

From desmit (“ten”) +‎ -nieks.

Pronunciation

Noun

Desmitnieks

desmitnieks m (1st declension)

1. ten, number ten (digit or figure; syn. desmit)

   uzrakstīt desmitnieku ― to write a number ten (i.e., 10)

2. something with the number ten on it

   izspēlēt pīķa desmitnieku ― to play the ten of spades (playing card)

   samainīt desmitnieku divos piecniekos ― to changer a tenner (10-lat bill, banknote) into two fivers

   maksāt ar desmitniekiem ― to pay with tenners

3. ten (people, animals, objects) together; a sports team consisting of ten people

   pie mērķa pienāca pirmais desmitnieks ― the first ten (athletes) approached the goal

desmitnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: desmitniece)

1. (male) leader, manager of a group of ten (e.g., people, houses, etc.)

   skolu beidzot, audzēkņi iegūst tiesības strādāt par celtniecības darbu vadītājiem, desmitniekiem vai brigadieriem... ― (after) finishing school, the students have the right to work as construction managers, as managers of groups of ten (workers) or as brigadiers (managers of larger groups)...