dārzkopis

Latvian

Etymology

A back-formation from dārzkopība, coined in 1872 by K. Valdemārs and F. Brīvzemnieks.[1]

Noun

dārzkopis m (2nd declension, feminine form: dārzkope)

  1. (male) horticulturist, gardener
    kolhoza dārzkopis atcerējās, ka viņš ilgus gadus mācījies kopt dārzu augus, iekārtojis saimniekam siltumnīcuthe kolkhoz gardener, horticulturist remembered how he had spent many years learning how to take care of the garden plants and arranged the farmers' greenhouse

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), dārzs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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