oficiants

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from Russian официа́нт (oficiánt).

Pronunciation

Noun

oficiants m (1st declension, feminine form: oficiante)

  1. 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 plural
nominative oficiants oficianti
genitive oficianta oficiantu
dative oficiantam oficiantiem
accusative oficiantu oficiantus
instrumental oficiantu oficiantiem
locative oficiantā oficiantos
vocative oficiant oficianti

Synonyms

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