viesmīlība

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From viesis (guest, visitor) +‎ mīlībā (lovingness, friendliness, kindness) (with mīlība from mīl(ēt) (to love) +‎ -ība).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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viesmīlība f (4th declension)

  1. hospitableness, hospitability, hospitality (the quality of one who is hospitable; also, the act of receiving a guest well)
    namamātes viesmīlībathe hospitality, hospitableness of the hostess
    mēs ievērojām arī, ka viesmīlība ne jau vienmēr ir sirsnības nosacīta, bet vienkārši: gadsimtu un varbūt pat gadu tūkstošu iedibināts sabiedrisks likumswe observed also that hospitality is not always an expression of sincerity, but simply: hundreds, maybe thousands of years of established social law
    virsaitis visu ciemošanās laiku mieloja un dzirdīja Livingstona ļaudis, un varēja redzēt, ka viesmīlības parādīšana sagādā pašam lielu priekuduring the entire visit, the chief entertained Livingstone's people and listened to them, and one could see that this show of hospitality, hospitableness gave (him) great joy

Declension

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