viesmīlīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From viesmīlīgs (“hospitable”) +‎ -ums (with viesmīlīgs from viesis (“guest, visitor”) +‎ mīlīgs (“friendly, kind”) and mīlīgs from mīl(ēt) (“to love”) +‎ -īgs).

Noun

viesmīlīgums m (1st declension)

  1. hospitableness, hospitability (the quality of one who is hospitable)
    namamātes viesmīlīgums ― the hospitableness, hospitability of the hostess

Declension

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