oficiants
Latvian
Oficiants
Etymology
Apparently borrowed from Russian официа́нт (oficiánt).
Noun
oficiants m (1st declension, feminine form: oficiante)
- waiter (a (male) person who serves visitors, clients at a restaurant, bar, cafe, cafeteria, etc.)
- oficiants tuvojās klientam ar paplāti un jautājošā intonācija: kafija? tēja? ― the waiter approached the client with a tray and asked (lit. with a question intonation): coffee? tea?
Declension
Declension of oficiants (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | oficiants | oficianti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | oficiantu | oficiantus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | oficianta | oficiantu |
| dative (datīvs) | oficiantam | oficiantiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | oficiantu | oficiantiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | oficiantā | oficiantos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | oficiant | oficianti |
Synonyms
- viesmīlis