kalpone

See also: kalponē

Latvian

Etymology

From kalps (“farmhand, servant”) +‎ -one.

Noun

kalpone f (5th declension, masculine form: kalps)

  1. (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
  2. (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 plural
nominative kalpone kalpones
genitive kalpones kalpoņu
dative kalponei kalponēm
accusative kalponi kalpones
instrumental kalponi kalponēm
locative kalponē kalponēs
vocative kalpone kalpones
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