ceptuve
See also: ceptuvē
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Coined in 1857 from cep(t) (“to bake”) + -uve by J. Alunānas, originally as ceptava, but soon replaced by its current form.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ceptuve f (5th declension)
- bakehouse (an enterprise, factory, building, etc. where bread and similar products are baked)
- no ceptuves pievesta svaiga maize ― fresh bread is made in a bakehouse
- rajona patērētāju biedrība ceļ jaunu, modernu ceptuvi ― the District Consumer Society is building a new, modern bakehouse
- “jūti? smaržo pēc maizes”... Zelma paskaidro, ka šepat aiz stūra esot ceptuve ― “can you smell it? it smells like bread”... Zelma explains that right here around the corner there is a bakehouse
Declension
[edit]Declension of ceptuve (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ceptuve | ceptuves |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ceptuves | ceptuvju |
| dative (datīvs) | ceptuvei | ceptuvēm |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ceptuvi | ceptuves |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ceptuvi | ceptuvēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ceptuvē | ceptuvēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ceptuve | ceptuves |
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “cept”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN