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rudzi

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Latvian

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Rudzi

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrugʰís. Cognates include Lithuanian rugỹs, rugiaĩ, Old Prussian rugis, ruggis, Proto-Slavic *rъžь (Russian рожь (rožʹ), Ukrainian рожь (rožʹ), Bulgarian ръж (rǎž), Czech rež, Polish reż), Proto-Germanic *rugiz (Old High German rocko, German Roggen, Dutch rogge, Old English ryge, English rye, Old Norse rugr, Swedish råg, Danish rug).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rudzi m (1st declension)

  1. rye (a grass, Secale sereale, or its grains, used for food or fodder)
    sēt, pļaut rudzus ― to sow, to mow rye
    lopi sagājuši rudzos ― the animals went into the rye (field)
    pūrs rudzu ― portion of rye
    malt rudzus ― to pound rye
    rudzu maize ― rye bread

Usage notes

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There is a singular form rudzis, only sporadically attested (usually to refer to the plant).

Declension

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Declension of rudzi (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) — rudzi
accusative (akuzatīvs) — rudzus
genitive (ģenitīvs) — rudzu
dative (datīvs) — rudziem
instrumental (instrumentālis) — rudziem
locative (lokatīvs) — rudzos
vocative (vokatīvs) — rudzi

Derived terms

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References

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

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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rudzi

  1. virile nominative/vocative plural of rudy
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