ateja
See also: atejā
Latvian
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)
- 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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ateja | atejas |
| genitive | atejas | ateju |
| dative | atejai | atejām |
| accusative | ateju | atejas |
| instrumental | ateju | atejām |
| locative | atejā | atejās |
| vocative | ateja | atejas |
Synonyms
- tualete (“toilet”)
- vannasistaba (“bathroom”)