ceptuve

See also: ceptuvē

Latvian

Ceptuve

Etymology

Coined in 1857 from cep(t) (“to bake”) +‎ -uve by J. Alunānas, originally as ceptava, but soon replaced by its current form.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tsæptuvɛ]
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Noun

ceptuve f (5th declension)

  1. bakehouse (an enterprise, factory, building, etc. where bread and similar products are baked)
    no ceptuves pievesta svaiga maize ― fresh bread is made in a bakehouse
    rajona patērētāju biedrība ceļ jaunu, modernu ceptuvi ― the District Consumer Society is building a new, modern bakehouse
    “jūti? smaržo pēc maizes”... Zelma paskaidro, ka šepat aiz stūra esot ceptuve ― “can you smell it? it smells like bread”... Zelma explains that right here around the corner there is a bakehouse

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “cept”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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