Latvian edit

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Rudzi

Etymology edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrugʰís. 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 edit

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Noun edit

rudzi m (1st declension)

  1. rye (a grass, Secale sereale, or its grains, used for food or fodder)
    sēt, pļaut rudzusto sow, to mow rye
    lopi sagājuši rudzosthe animals went into the rye (field)
    pūrs rudzuportion of rye
    malt rudzusto pound rye
    rudzu maizerye bread

Usage notes edit

There is a singular form rudzis, only sporadically attested (usually to refer to the plant).

Declension edit

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “rudzi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

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Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

rudzi

  1. virile nominative/vocative plural of rudy