zāģētava

See also: zāģētavā

Latvian

Zāģētava

Etymology

From zāģēt (to saw) + -ava.

Pronunciation

Noun

zāģētava f (4th declension)

  1. sawmill (a building where one saws timber to produce wood for carpentry)
    es dzirdēju, ka Zakam nodegusi zāģētava un viņam vajadzējis pirkt jaunus gaterusI heard that Zaks' sawmill burned down and that he has had to buy new saw frames
    zēni sāk piemest ugunskuram skaidas un no netālās zāģētavas sanestos planku galusthe boy started throwing sawdust and log ends brought from a neighboring sawmill into the fire

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