raža

See also: Appendix:Variations of "raza"

Latvian

Etymology

From an earlier *rad-yā, from the same stem as rast (“to find”) (< *rad-ti; q.v.). The original meaning was “blossoming, development”.

The modern meaning results from 19th-century Russian influence: writers like J. Alunāns and K. Valdemārs defined it in comparison to Russian урожай (urožaj) and German Ertrag. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *uroďajь (Russian, Ukrainian урожай (urožaj), Ukrainian уро́жай (uróžaj), уро́жа (uróža).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾaʒa]

Noun

raža f (4th declension)

  1. harvest, yield (production obtained from plantations, gardens, less often herds)
    bagāta, laba raža ― rich, good harvest
    slikta raža ― bad harvest
    jauna raža ― new harvest
    rudzu, kartupeļu, ābolu raža ― rye, potato, apple harvest
    novākt ražu ― to harvest (lit. to gather, to reap the harvest)
  2. (figuratively, of people) oeuvre, production (body of work, especially artistic, intellectual)
    latviešu stāstu raža ― harvest (= production) of Latvian stories
    bagāta un daudzpusīga ir Anatola Fransa romānu raža ― rich and diversified is Anatole France's novel harvest (= oeuvre)

Declension

Declension of raža (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative raža ražas
genitive ražas ražu
dative ražai ražām
accusative ražu ražas
instrumental ražu ražām
locative ražā ražās
vocative raža ražas

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “raža”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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