ateja

See also: atejā

Latvian

Atejas

Etymology

Perhaps from at- +‎ eja (“passage; aisle”) (cf. atiet “to go off, to leave,” original meaning perhaps “place that one goes away to”).

Noun

ateja f (4th declension)

1. 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

Declension of ateja (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ateja	atejas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	atejas	ateju
dative (datīvs)	atejai	atejām
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ateju	atejas
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ateju	atejām
locative (lokatīvs)	atejā	atejās
vocative (vokatīvs)	ateja	atejas

Synonyms

• tualete (“toilet”)
• vannasistaba (“bathroom”)