namamāte
Latvian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From nama (“house[gen.]”) + māte (“mother”).
Noun
namamāte f (5th declension)
- hostess; lady of the house
- laipna namamāte ― kind hostess
- namamātes pienākumi ― hostess duties
- housewife
- namamātes darbs ― housewife work
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | namamāte | namamātes |
| genitive | namamātes | namamāšu |
| dative | namamātei | namamātēm |
| accusative | namamāti | namamātes |
| instrumental | namamāti | namamātēm |
| locative | namamātē | namamātēs |
| vocative | namamāte | namamātes |