kalpone
See also: kalponē
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kalps (“farmhand, servant”) + -one.
Noun
[edit]kalpone f (5th declension, masculine form: kalps)
- (female) servant, maid (a (female) domestic worker)
- turēt kalponi ― to have (lit. hold) a maid
- kalpone istabu uzkopšanai ― a maid, servant for cleaning the room
- piepildītos sapnis par vasarnīcu Rīgas jūrmalā: katru rītu un vakaru kalpone klātu galdu lielā, gaišā, stiklotā verandā ― I would fulfil (my) dream of having a summer cottage at the beach in Riga: every morning and every night, a maid, servant would lay the table in a big, bright, glass-covered veranda
- (female) farmhand (a (female) paid worker in a farm)
- strādāt par kalponi pie lielsaimnieka ― to work as a farmhand for a large landowner
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalpone | kalpones |
| genitive | kalpones | kalpoņu |
| dative | kalponei | kalponēm |
| accusative | kalponi | kalpones |
| instrumental | kalponi | kalponēm |
| locative | kalponē | kalponēs |
| vocative | kalpone | kalpones |