See also: ceptuvē

Latvian edit

 
Ceptuve

Etymology edit

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

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ceptuve f (5th declension)

  1. bakehouse (an enterprise, factory, building, etc. where bread and similar products are baked)
    no ceptuves pievesta svaiga maizefresh bread is made in a bakehouse
    rajona patērētāju biedrība ceļ jaunu, modernu ceptuvithe 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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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “cept”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN