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)

1. 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

Declension of ateja (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
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”)