raize

See also raizē

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *riež-, *raiž-, from earlier *reiž-, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to scratch, to tear, to cut”) (whence also rieva (“wrinkle”), q.v.), with an extra element ǵ. The original meaning was probably “cut,” from which “piercing, stabbing pain” and then “worry, anxiety.” Cognates include Lithuanian ráižyti, raižýti (“to cut, to slice, to pierce”), Polish rznąć (“to cut”). A minority view suggests a different source for this word: Proto-Indo-European *wrēǵ- (“to break”) (with *ē > *ei > ai), whence also Lithuanian rė́žti (“to cut”), Russian резать (rézat’, “to cut”).^[1]

Alternative forms

(dialectal form) raiza

Pronunciation

IPA: [raîzɛ]

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Noun

raize f, 5th declension

concern, worry (negative emotional state caused by unpleasant circumstances which one has to endure or try to prevent)
ikdienas raizes — everyday worries, concerns

lielas raizes — major concerns

sagādāt daudz raižu — to cause many concerns

rūpes un raizes — worries and concerns (i.e., a sequence of bad events)

viņš nesajuta nedz raizes, nedz nemieru, viņa sirds kā laiva peldēja pa svētdienīgu gaišumu — he felt no worries, no anxiety, his heart floated like a boat in the holiday air

es esmu slikts cilvēks, es tev darītu raizes, bet es tevi mīļotu — I am a bad person, I would give you worries, but I would love you

Žuburs domāja par meičas raižu pilno skatienu, viņš visos sīkumos atcerējās viņas sejas izteiksmi — Žuburs thought about the girl's concerned (lit. full of concern) look, he remembered every detail or her facial expression

kad Jānis uzticēja mātei savas raizes par skolām, viņas padoms bija citāds nekā tēvam — when Jānis trusted his mother with his concerns about the schools, her advice was different from (his) father's

Declension

declension of raize

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	raize	raizes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	raizi	raizes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	raizes	raižu
dative (datīvs)	raizei	raizēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	raizi	raizēm
locative (lokatīvs)	raizē	raizēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	raize	raizes