zāģētava
See also: zāģētavā
Latvian
Etymology
From zāģēt (“to saw”) + -ava.
Pronunciation
Noun
zāģētava f (4th declension)
- sawmill (a building where one saws timber to produce wood for carpentry)
- es dzirdēju, ka Zakam nodegusi zāģētava un viņam vajadzējis pirkt jaunus gaterus ― I heard that Zaks' sawmill burned down and that he has had to buy new saw frames
- zēni sāk piemest ugunskuram skaidas un no netālās zāģētavas sanestos planku galus ― the boy started throwing sawdust and log ends brought from a neighboring sawmill into the fire
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zāģētava | zāģētavas |
| genitive | zāģētavas | zāģētavu |
| dative | zāģētavai | zāģētavām |
| accusative | zāģētavu | zāģētavas |
| instrumental | zāģētavu | zāģētavām |
| locative | zāģētavā | zāģētavās |
| vocative | zāģētava | zāģētavas |