viesnīca

See also: viesnīcā

Latvian

Viesnīca

Alternative forms

• (obsolete form) viesnīce

Etymology

From viesis (“guest”) +‎ -nīca. A neologism coined in the 1870s by either Krišjānis Valdemārs or Fricis Brīvzemnieks in 1872, originally in the form viesnīce; the modern form appeared later in the same decade and soon became popular. It has replaced previously used expressions like viesu nams and gastūzis (a borrowing from German).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vìesnīːtsa]

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Noun

viesnīca f (4th declension)

1. hotel (establishment that provides accommodation for paying guests)

   grezna viesnīca ― luxury hotel

   slavena viesnīca ― famous hotel

   apmesties viesnīcā ― to stay in a hotel

   dzīvot viesnīcā ― to live in a hotel

Declension

Declension of viesnīca (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	viesnīca	viesnīcas
genitive	viesnīcas	viesnīcu
dative	viesnīcai	viesnīcām
accusative	viesnīcu	viesnīcas
instrumental	viesnīcu	viesnīcām
locative	viesnīcā	viesnīcās
vocative	viesnīca	viesnīcas

Synonyms

• hotelis
• (obsolete term) gastūzis
• (obsolete term) viesu nams