mīlētājs

Latvian

Etymology

From mīlēt (“to love”) +‎ -ājs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mīlētājs m (1st declension, feminine form: mīlētāja)

  1. (male) lover (a man who loves someone, who has sex with someone)
    nelaimīgais mīlētājs ― the unhappy lover
    klasiskais mīlētājs ― the classic lover
    kāds ir labs mīlētājs? ― what is a good lover like?
    labs mīlētājs pat bez erekcijas ― a good lover even without an erection

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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