See also: viesnīcā

Latvian

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Viesnīca

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Etymology

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From viesis (guest) +‎ -nīca. A neologism coined in the 1870s by either Krišjānis Valdemārs or Fricis Brīvzemnieks in 1872, originally in the form viesnīce; the modern form appeared later in the same decade and soon became popular. It has replaced previously used expressions like viesu nams and gastūzis (a borrowing from German).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vìesnīːtsa]
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Noun

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viesnīca f (4th declension)

  1. hotel (establishment that provides accommodation for paying guests)
    grezna viesnīcaluxury hotel
    slavena viesnīcafamous hotel
    apmesties viesnīcāto stay in a hotel
    dzīvot viesnīcāto live in a hotel

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “viesnīca”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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