Latvian

Raža

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

Derived terms

• ražens
• ražīgs, ražīgums
• ražība

Related terms

• ražot

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “raža”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7