raksts

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as rakstīt, perhaps its original source. According to some researchers, it reflects an earlier *rasts (cf. irregularly formed Lithuanian rãštas), changed to raksts under the influence of rakt “to dig” (earlier “to pierce,” “to scrape”; see rakt, rakstīt).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɾaksts]

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Noun

raksts m (1st declension)

article, paper; a piece of writing
writing in general

Declension

Declension of *raksts* (1st declension)
	singular	plural
nominative	raksts	raksti
genitive	raksta	rakstu
dative	rakstam	rakstiem
accusative	rakstu	rakstus
instrumental	rakstu	rakstiem
locative	rakstā	rakstos
vocative	rakst	raksti

Derived terms

Related terms

raksturs

References

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

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

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