Latvian

Noun

kalpone f (5th declension, masculine form: kalps)

1. (female) servant, maid (a (female) domestic worker)

   turēt kalponi‎ ― to have (lit. hold) a maid

   kalpone istabu uzkopšanai‎ ― a maid, servant for cleaning the room

   piepildītos sapnis par vasarnīcu Rīgas jūrmalā: katru rītu un vakaru kalpone klātu galdu lielā, gaišā, stiklotā verandā‎ ― I would fulfil (my) dream of having a summer cottage at the beach in Riga: every morning and every night, a maid, servant would lay the table in a big, bright, glass-covered veranda

2. (female) farmhand (a (female) paid worker in a farm)

   strādāt par kalponi pie lielsaimnieka‎ ― to work as a farmhand for a large landowner

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