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puisis
puisis
Latvian
Noun
puisis m (2nd declension)
- (unmarried) young man, youth, boy
- puiša dienas ― young 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
- (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
- (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)
Declension
Declension of puisis (2nd declension)
Synonyms
- (of "young man"): jaunietis, jauneklis, puika
- (of "male child"): zēns, zeņķis, puika, puisēns, puisītis
- (of "helper", "servant"): kalps
Antonyms
- (of "male child"): meitene, meitenīte, skuķēns
- (of "young man"): jauniete, meitene, meita, skuķis, skuķe
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “puika”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7