ateja

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