prostitūta
See also: prostituta and prostitūtā
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin prōstituta, the feminine form of prōstitutus, past participle of prōstituō, from pro- (“for, before”) + statuō (“to set up, to erect”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prostitūta f (4th declension)
- prostitute (a woman who sells sex)
- Raskoļņikovs sastapās ar Marmeladovu, klausījās viņa dzīves stāstu, uzzināja, ka viņa meita, lai glābtu ģimeni, kļuvusi par prostitūtu ― Raskoļņikovs (Raskolnikov) met with Marmeladov, heard his life story, (and) found out that his (= Marmeladov's) daughter, in order to save (her) family, (had) become a prostitute
Declension
Declension of prostitūta (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | prostitūta | prostitūtas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | prostitūtu | prostitūtas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | prostitūtas | prostitūtu |
| dative (datīvs) | prostitūtai | prostitūtām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | prostitūtu | prostitūtām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | prostitūtā | prostitūtās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | prostitūta | prostitūtas |
Synonyms
- ielasmeita
- (vulgar) mauka
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