"Who is our waitress?"
Translation:Hvem er vores servitrice?
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Does "tjener" refer only to male waiters and "servitrice" only to female? Is there any gender-neutral way to say it?
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Tjener is gender neutral. It is also a verb (at tjene=to serve or to earn) Servitrice is female only
Is "servitrice" still widely in use? Or does everyone in Denmark prefers "tjener", even for waitresses?
'Tjener' is more common. A (female) person working as a waiter would not be referred to as a 'servitrice' unless you are watching an old black and white movie..:)
Vor, vort and vore are outdated language in Denmark, you only use vores nowadays.
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Could we also translate "Who is our waitress?" by "Hvem er vores tjenerinde?" What is the use of 'tjenerinde' in regards to 'tjener', and given that 'servitrice' is old-fashioned?
How strange to see such a French-looking word in Danish. Was it a loan word?
The pronunciation of "servitrice" is incorrect in the audio. The stress must be on the second last part: servi'trise