tualete

See also: tualetē

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from French toilette.

Noun

tualete f (5th declension)

1. dress, outfit (usually with accessories, especially if carefully chosen), dressing style

   moderna, grezna, melna tualete ― modern, luxurious, black dress

   balles tualete ― ball dress

   bieži mainīt tualetes ― to often change one's outfit

2. grooming, care of one's body, toilet (in its archaic sense)

   tualetes piederumi ― toiletry (lit. grooming accessories)

   tualetes spogulis ― vanity mirror

   tualetes galdiņš ― dressing table

   tualetes ziepes ― grooming soap, soap for washing one's body

   tualetes ūdens ― eau-de-toilette, toilet water (light perfume for freshening one's skin)

3. (usually in a public place) bathroom, washroom, restroom, WC (room, also separate building, usually with a sink and a toilet, for washing or eliminating human waste)

   tualetes istaba ― washroom (lit. toilet room)

   tualetes papīrs ― toilet paper

   viriešu, sieviešu tualete ― men's, women's restroom

Declension

Declension of tualete (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	tualete	tualetes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	tualeti	tualetes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	tualetes	tualešu
dative (datīvs)	tualetei	tualetēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	tualeti	tualetēm
locative (lokatīvs)	tualetē	tualetēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	tualete	tualetes

Synonyms

• ateja

Derived terms

• tualetes papīrs
• tualetes ūdens