saimnieks
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom saime (“family, household”) + -nieks. Though it is an old compound (already attested in 17th-century sources), it was only introduced in the literary (standard) language in 1862 by J. Alunāns.[1]
Noun
editsaimnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: saimniece)
- farmer, landowner (the owner of a farm, especially a large one)
- lielie, bagātie, naudīgie saimnieki ― big, rich, moneyed farmers
- kalpi neiet apstaigāt Avotu laukus, apskatīties zirgus un ēkas, kā to dara ciemā atbraukušie saimnieki ― the servants (farm helpers) don't go around the fields to look at the horses and buildings, the way that the landowners do, when they arrive in the village
- owner or tenant, especially of a small business
- iebraucamās vietas saimnieks ― inn owner
- viesnīcas saimnieks ― hotel owner
- visi apkārtējie restorānu saimnieki zināja, ka pilsoņa Žana Gijo veikalā vienmēr svaiga prece ― all the surrounding restaurant owners knew that there always was fresh merchandise (= ingredients) in citizen Žans Gijo's shop
- landlord (owner of a building, house, apartment, etc.)
- mēs dzīvojām koka namiņā sētā... tas namiņš nebija mūsu, bet piederēja saimniekam ― we lived in a little wooden hut... that hut was not ours, it belonged to (our) landlord
- maza auguma vīrs... skaļi ķīvējas ar mājas saimnieku ― a man of short build... quarreled loudly with the landlord
- owner, master, boss (person who owns or has the right to use a certain space, room, place)
- kā saimnieks... es torīt atvēru sava kabineta durvis un turpat pie durvīm apstājos: redzēju, ka neesmu vairs saimnieks... uz galda augšpēdus gulēja vācu virsnieka cepure ― as the master (of that office) I opened that morning my office's door and immediately stopped at the door: I saw that I was no longer the master... a German officer's hat was lying upside down on the table
- owner, master (person who owns a pet)
- kaķis kas ir pamests... parasti vairs citam saimniekam neuzticas un kļūst par īstu, mežonīgu zvēru ― a cat that was abandoned... usually does not trust another owner and becomes a true wild beast
- owner (person who owns something, e.g., an object)
- vēl jau gan viņš tur šauteni savās rokās, bet Ferdinands saprot, ka saimnieks tai jau ir cits: tas, lielais vīrs ar zilganpelēkajām acīm ― though he is holding the gun in his hands, Ferdinands understands that its owner is another (person): that big man with the bluish-gray eyes
- master, boss, leader (person who runs, administers, manages, organizes something, making decisions about it)
- lietuviešu tauta kļuva par pilntiesīgu savas zemes saimnieku ― the Lithuanian people became the full master of their own land
- pēc staltās gaitas, formas tērpa un izturēšanās spriežot, par kuģa saimnieku pirmajā brīdī varēja noturēt kapteiņa pirmo palīgu ― judging by his stately gait, uniform and behavior, one could at first take the first mate for the ship's boss (= captain)
- host (person who entertains guests, visitors)
- saimnieks ar ciemiņu beidzot piesēdušies pie galda ― the host with (his) guest finally sat at the table
- (biology) host (an organism in which a parasite lives)
- katrai blusu sugai ir noteikts saimnieks ― every species of flea has a specific host
- Mazākās zaļganās dēles dzīvoja uz zivju ādas un pārtika no saimnieku asinīm ― the smaller greenish leeches lived on fish skin and fed from their host's blood
Declension
editDeclension of saimnieks (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | saimnieks | saimnieki |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | saimnieku | saimniekus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | saimnieka | saimnieku |
dative (datīvs) | saimniekam | saimniekiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | saimnieku | saimniekiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | saimniekā | saimniekos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | saimniek | saimnieki |
Antonyms
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editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “saime”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN