slēptuve
See also: slēptuvē
Latvian
Etymology
From slēpt (“to hide”) + -uve.
Pronunciation
Noun
slēptuve f (5th declension)
- hideout, hiding place (a place where one can hide, escape from something, where one will not be noticed)
- sagaidījis tumsu, Jānis izraušas no savas slēptuves ― having waited for darkness, Jānis came out of his hiding place
- hideout, hiding place (a place where something is hidden)
- naudas slēptuve ― the hiding place of the money
- zem grīdas ierīkota slēptuve, un tur tagad novietoti divi lieli čemodāni ― a hiding place was built under the floor, and now two big suitcases were placed there
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | slēptuve | slēptuves |
| genitive | slēptuves | slēptuvju |
| dative | slēptuvei | slēptuvēm |
| accusative | slēptuvi | slēptuves |
| instrumental | slēptuvi | slēptuvēm |
| locative | slēptuvē | slēptuvēs |
| vocative | slēptuve | slēptuves |
Synonyms
- paslēptuve