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arējs

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See also: ārējs

Latvian

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Etymology

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From art (to plow) +‎ -ējs.

Noun

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arējs m (1st declension)

  1. plowman; one who plows the land
    rezultātā Latvijas astroloģijā katrs ir savas vagas arējsin result, in Latvian astrology, everyone is the plowman of his/her own furrow
    manā īpašumā nonācis īstens darba zirgs, zemes arējsa real work horse has come into my possession, a plower of land

Usage notes

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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

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Synonyms

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