viesmīlība
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See also: viesmīlībā
Etymology
From viesis (“guest, visitor”) + mīlībā (“lovingness, friendliness, kindness”) (with mīlība from mīl(ēt) (“to love”) + -ība).
Pronunciation
Noun
viesmīlība f (4th declension)
- hospitableness, hospitability, hospitality (the quality of one who is hospitable; also, the act of receiving a guest well)
- namamātes viesmīlība ― the hospitality, hospitableness of the hostess
- mēs ievērojām arī, ka viesmīlība ne jau vienmēr ir sirsnības nosacīta, bet vienkārši: gadsimtu un varbūt pat gadu tūkstošu iedibināts sabiedrisks likums ― we observed also that hospitality is not always an expression of sincerity, but simply: hundreds, maybe thousands of years of established social law
- virsaitis visu ciemošanās laiku mieloja un dzirdīja Livingstona ļaudis, un varēja redzēt, ka viesmīlības parādīšana sagādā pašam lielu prieku ― during the entire visit, the chief entertained Livingstone's people and listened to them, and one could see that this show of hospitality, hospitableness gave (him) great joy
Declension
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | viesmīlība | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | viesmīlību | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | viesmīlības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | viesmīlībai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | viesmīlību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | viesmīlībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | viesmīlība | — |
Declension of viesmīlība (4th declension)
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