CilmePerhaps from at- + eja (“passage; aisle”) (cf. atiet “to go off, to leave,” original meaning perhaps “place that one goes away to”).
- declension-4, femininebathroom, 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
Formasateja(nominative, singular) · atejas(nominative, plural) · atejas(genitive, singular) · ateju(genitive, plural) · atejai(dative, singular) · atejām(dative, plural) · ateju(accusative, singular) · atejas(accusative, plural) · ateju(instrumental, singular) · atejām(instrumental, plural) · atejā(locative, singular) · atejās(locative, plural) · ateja(singular, vocative) · atejas(plural, vocative)
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