mīļotājs

Latvian

Etymology

From miļot, a variant of mīlēt (to love), + -ājs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mīļotājs m (1st declension, feminine form: mīļotāja)

  1. (male) lover (one who loves, appreciates someone, something)
    mūzikas mīļotājsa music lover, a lover of music
    grāmatu mīļotājsa book lover, a lover of books
    futbola mīļotājsa football fan
    kārtības mīļotājsa lover of order, tidiness
    īsts kaķu mīļotājsa true cat lover

Usage notes

The irregularly derived forms mīļotājs, mīļotāja in the sense of "one who likes (something), lover (of something)" is much more frequently used than the regularly derived form mīlētājs, mīlētāja — the latter is more often used in the sense of "one who has sex."

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