čašník

See also: casnik and časnik

Slovak

Etymology

From čaša +‎ -ník.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃaʃɲiːk]
  • Rhymes: -aʃɲiːk
  • Hyphenation: čaš‧ník

Noun

čašník m pers (female equivalent čašníčka or (obsolete) čašnica, relational adjective čašnícky)

  1. waiter (one who serves guests in public catering establishments, at official events, etc.)
    Synonyms: garsón, kelner
    • 2018, Dot Hutchison, Záhrada motýľov[1], volume 1, Albatros Media Slovakia s.r.o., →ISBN, page 81:
      Čašníci si každý večer obliekli smoking a čašníčky čierne šaty bez ramienok, ktoré však mali samostatný golier a manžety ako na smokingu.
      The waiters wore tuxedos every evening and the waitresses wore strapless black dresses, but with a separate collar and cuffs like on a tuxedo.

Declension

Declension of čašník
(pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativečašníkčašníci
genitivečašníkačašníkov
dativečašníkovičašníkom
accusativečašníkačašníkov
locativečašníkovičašníkoch
instrumentalčašníkomčašníkmi

Further reading

  • čašník”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025