kalpone
See also: kalponē
Latvian
Noun
kalpone f (5th declension, masculine form: kalps)
- (female) servant, maid (a (female) domestic worker)
- turēt kalponi ― to have (lit. hold) a maid
- kalpone istabu uzkopšanai ― a maid, servant for cleaning the room
- piepildītos sapnis par vasarnīcu Rīgas jūrmalā: katru rītu un vakaru kalpone klātu galdu lielā, gaišā, stiklotā verandā ― I would fulfil (my) dream of having a summer cottage at the beach in Riga: every morning and every night, a maid, servant would lay the table in a big, bright, glass-covered veranda
- (female) farmhand (a (female) paid worker in a farm)
- strādāt par kalponi pie lielsaimnieka ― to work as a farmhand for a large landowner
Declension
Declension of kalpone (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | kalpone | kalpones |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | kalponi | kalpones |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | kalpones | kalpoņu |
| dative (datīvs) | kalponei | kalponēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | kalponi | kalponēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | kalponē | kalponēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | kalpone | kalpones |
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