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Latvian
Etymology
From ciems (“village”), with an old suffix *-in (not a diminutive); the original meaning was probably “village dweller” (compare Latin vīcus (“group of houses, neighborhood, village”), vīcīnus (“neighbor”)).[1]
Noun
ciemiņš m (1st declension)
- guest, visitor
- gaidīts ciemiņš ― expected guest
- negaidīti, necerēti ciemiņi ― unexpected guests
- neaicināts ciemiņš ― uninvited guest
- lūgt, uzņemt ciemiņus ― to invite, to receive guests
Declension
Declension of ciemiņš (1st declension)
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