rudzi
Latvian
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Baltic *rugi-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo- (“rye”), itself perhaps a borrowing from a Far Eastern language. Cognates include Lithuanian rugỹs, rugiaĩ, Old Prussian rugis, ruggis, Proto-Slavic *rъžь (Russian рожь (rožʹ), Ukrainian рожь (rožʹ), Bulgarian ръж (rǎž), Czech rež, Polish reż), Proto-Germanic *rugiz (Old High German rocko, German Roggen, Dutch rogge, Old English ryge, English rye, Old Norse rugr, Swedish råg, Danish rug).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
rudzi m (1st declension)
- rye (a grass, Secale sereale, or its grains, used for food or fodder)
- sēt, pļaut rudzus ― to sow, to mow rye
- lopi sagājuši rudzos ― the animals went into the rye (field)
- pūrs rudzu ― portion of rye
- malt rudzus ― to pound rye
- rudzu maize ― rye bread
Usage notes
There is a singular form rudzis, only sporadically attested (usually to refer to the plant).
Declension
Declension of rudzi (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | — | rudzi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | rudzus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | rudzu |
dative (datīvs) | — | rudziem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | rudziem |
locative (lokatīvs) | — | rudzos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | rudzi |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “rudzi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
Adjective
rudzi
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