viesmīlis

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Latvian

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Viesmīlis

Etymology

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Apparently a back derivation from viesmīlīgs (hospitable), viesmīlība (hospitality), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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viesmīlis m (2nd declension, feminine form: viesmīle)

  1. waiter (a (male) person who serves visitors, clients at a restaurant, bar, cafe, cafeteria, etc.)
    viņi sēdēja pustukšajā kafejnīcā pie galdiņa; jauns viesmīlis ātri un veikli apkalpojathey sat at a table in a half-empty cafe; a young waiter quickly and defty served them
    ja mēs rīkotu oficiālu pieņemšanu vai lielu rautu, es, saprotams, salīgtu viesmīļusif we were to do an official reception or a big banquet, I, of course, would hire waiters

Declension

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Synonyms

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