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)
singular
(vienskaitlis)
plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative oficiants oficianti
genitive oficianta oficiantu
dative oficiantam oficiantiem
accusative oficiantu oficiantus
instrumental oficiantu oficiantiem
locative oficiantā oficiantos
vocative oficiant oficianti

Synonyms