viesnīca

== Latvian == === Alternative forms === (obsolete form) viesnīce === Etymology === From viesis (“guest”) +‎ -nīca. A neologism coined in the 1870s by either Krišjānis Valdemārs or Fricis Brīvzemnieks in 1872, originally in the form viesnīce; the modern form appeared later in the same decade and soon became popular. It has replaced previously used expressions like viesu nams and gastūzis (a borrowing from German). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [vìesnīːtsa] === Noun === viesnīca f (4th declension) hotel (establishment that provides accommodation for paying guests) grezna viesnīca ― luxury hotel slavena viesnīca ― famous hotel apmesties viesnīcā ― to stay in a hotel dzīvot viesnīcā ― to live in a hotel ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== hotelis (obsolete term) gastūzis (obsolete term) viesu nams === References ===