prostitūta

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See also: prostituta and prostitūtā

Latvian

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Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin prōstituta, the feminine form of prōstitutus, past participle of prōstituō, from pro- (for, before) +‎ statuō (to set up, to erect).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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prostitūta f (4th declension)

  1. prostitute (a woman who sells sex)
    Raskoļņikovs sastapās ar Marmeladovu, klausījās viņa dzīves stāstu, uzzināja, ka viņa meita, lai glābtu ģimeni, kļuvusi par prostitūtuRaskoļņikovs (Raskolnikov) met with Marmeladov, heard his life story, (and) found out that his (= Marmeladov's) daughter, in order to save (her) family, (had) become a prostitute

Declension

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Synonyms

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