pastniece

See also: pastniecē

Latvian

From pasts (“post, mail”) +‎ -niece, or pastnieks (“postman, mailman”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

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pastniece f (5th declension, male equivalent pastnieks)

postwoman, mailwoman (female postal worker who delivers mail to residential and commercial addresses)
pagājušajā gadā ar sūtījumā ievietoto ķīmisko vielu saindējusies pastniece pametusi darbu Latvijas Pastā ― last year, a postwoman who was poisoned by chemicals placed in a postal package gave up her work at Latvian Mail