zāģētava

See also: zāģētavā

Latvian

Zāģētava

Etymology

From zāģēt (“to saw”) +‎ -ava.

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 gaterus ― I 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 galus ― the boy started throwing sawdust and log ends brought from a neighboring sawmill into the fire

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