ceplis

Latvian

Kaļķu ceplis

Etymology

From cept (“to bake”) +‎ -lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tsɛplis]

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Noun

ceplis m (2nd declension)

1. oven, kiln, furnace (a heated chamber for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying something)

   kaļķu ceplis ― lime kiln

   kieģeļu ceplis ― brick kiln, oven

   bagātīgi apgleznotās vāzes un dekoratīvos šķīvjus mākslinieks apdedzina keramikas cepļos ― the artist baked beautifully painted vases and decorative plates in the ceramic kiln, oven

   kāds saimnieciņš no cepļa bij nozadzis divus vezumus ķieģeļu ― some peasant had stolen two cartloads of bricks from the kiln, oven

   kaļķu ceplis celts ap 1890. gadu, un te apstrādā dolomītu... iegūtos kaļķus lieto celtniecībai ― the lime kiln was built around 1890, and dolomite was processed in it... the lime produced (in it) was used in construction

Declension

Declension of ceplis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ceplis	cepļi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	cepli	cepļus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	cepļa	cepļu
dative (datīvs)	ceplim	cepļiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	cepli	cepļiem
locative (lokatīvs)	ceplī	cepļos
vocative (vokatīvs)	cepli	cepļi

Synonyms

• krāsns