rasma

See also: Rasma, rasmā, and Rasmā

Latvian

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) rasme

Etymology

Derived from the verb rast (“to find”) +‎ -ma, following the same pattern as jaust (“to sense, to guess”), jausma (“feeling, guess”). It continues older meanings of this verb, related to “growth,” “growing” (cf. older and dialectal meanings of rasma such as “flourishing,” “yield,” “excellence”). Cognates include Lithuanian rasmė̃ (“quick growth, rich income, (harvest) yield”).

Noun

rasma f (4th declension)

1. (poetic) fruitfulness, fertility, fecundity; product

   tumšas augusta naktis; kāds svētīgs spēks tām, kāda rasma tās lielajai, mīkstajai rasai! ― dark August nights; what holy power they have, what fecundity, product they are of this great, soft dew!

Declension

Declension of rasma (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	rasma	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	rasmu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	rasmas	—
dative (datīvs)	rasmai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	rasmu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	rasmā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	rasma	—

Synonyms

• auglīgums, auglība
• produktivitāte
• ražīgums, ražība

Derived terms

• (poetic): rasmīgs, rasmīgums