rudzi

Latvian

Rudzi

Etymology

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).

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

• rudzu maize

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.d͡ʑi/
• Rhymes: -ud͡ʑi
• Syllabification: ru‧dzi

Adjective

rudzi

1. virile nominative/vocative plural of rudy