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puisis

puisis

Latvian

Puisis

Noun

puisis m (2nd declension)

  1. (unmarried) young man, youth, boy
    puiša dienasyoung man's days (i.e., before marriage)
    palikt, dzīvot puisī ― to remain, to live as (lit. in) a young man (= unmarried)
    vasarā klēts bija jauniešu - puišu un meitu - iemīļota satikšanās vieta ― in summer the barn was the favorite meeting place of young people - boys and girls
    un nākotne nu bija tāda, ka Ilga precēsies ar šo puisi ― and the future was now such that Ilga (had) married this young man
  2. (less frequentlly) boy (male child)
    “cik tev gadu, puis?” prasu zēnam; “drīz būs četri, bet pagaidām... trīs un divi mēneši”, viņš lepni atbild ― “how old are you, boy?” I ask the boy; “soon I'll be four, but for now... three and two months,” he answered proudly
  3. (dated) servant, help; unmarried servant
    krogus puisis ― the pub, bar boy (= bartender)
    pasta puisis ― the mail guy (= mailman, postman)
    zirgu puisis ― horse, stable boy
    vasara puisis ― a summer boy (= hired for the summer)
    salīgt pie saimnieka par puisi ― to be hired by a farmer as a boy (= young servant)

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), puika”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7