ateja
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See also: atejā
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from at- + eja (“passage; aisle”) (cf. atiet “to go off, to leave,” original meaning perhaps “place that one goes away to”).
Noun
[edit]ateja f (4th declension)
- bathroom, WC, toilet, outhouse (room with a sink and a toilet where one can wash or eliminate waste)
- skalojamās atejas ― flushing toilets
- sausās atejas ― dry toilets
- atejas bedre ― toilet, outhouse pit, hole
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | ateja | atejas |
genitive | atejas | ateju |
dative | atejai | atejām |
accusative | ateju | atejas |
instrumental | ateju | atejām |
locative | atejā | atejās |
vocative | ateja | atejas |
Synonyms
[edit]- tualete (“toilet”)
- vannasistaba (“bathroom”)