rudzi

Latvian
Rudzi

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *rugi-, from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo- (“rye”), itself perhaps a borrowing from a Far Eastern language. Cognates include Lithuanian rugỹs, rugiaĩ, Old Prussian rugis, ruggis, Proto-Slavic *rъžь (Russian, Ukrainian рожь (rož'), 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

Noun

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

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

Declension
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

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

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈru.d͡ʑi/

Adjective

rudzi

  1. inflection of rudy:
    1. masculine personal nominative plural
    2. masculine personal vocative plural
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