namamāte

See also: namamātē, nama mātē, and nama māte

Latvian

Alternative forms

• nama māte

Etymology

From nama (“house[gen.]”) +‎ māte (“mother”).

Noun

namamāte f (5th declension)

1. hostess; lady of the house

   laipna namamāte ― kind hostess

   namamātes pienākumi ― hostess duties

2. housewife

   namamātes darbs ― housewife work

Declension

Declension of namamāte (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	namamāte	namamātes
genitive	namamātes	namamāšu
dative	namamātei	namamātēm
accusative	namamāti	namamātes
instrumental	namamāti	namamātēm
locative	namamātē	namamātēs
vocative	namamāte	namamātes

Synonyms

• mājasmāte
• saimniece