arājs
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Apparently a mixture of arējs (“(temporary) plowman”) and an unattested form *artājs, from art (“to plow”) + -ājs. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *ortajь (archaic Russian ратай (rataj), Old Church Slavonic ра́тай (rátaj)).[1]
Noun edit
arājs m (1st declension)
- plowman (person who plows the land (with a horse-drawn plow)
- arājs stingri turēja arklu ― the plowman firmly held the plow
- arājs nāca tīrumā art ― the plowman came to the field to plow
- arājs ara un gani ganīja ― the plowman plows and the shepherds tend (the sheep)
Usage notes edit
The difference between arājs and arējs seems to be that arājs describes a profession, a permanent way of life, whereas arējs refers to someone (or some animal) who happens to be plowing now.
Declension edit
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Declension of arājs (1st declension)
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References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “art”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN