raža

From an earlier *rad-yā, from the same stem as rast (“to find”) (< *rad-ti; q.v.). The original meaning was “blossoming, development”. The modern meaning results from 19th-century Russian influence: writers like J. Alunāns and K. Valdemārs defined it in comparison to Russian урожай (urožaj) and German Ertrag. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *uroďajь (Russian, Ukrainian урожай (urožaj), Ukrainian уро́жай (uróžaj), уро́жа (uróža).^[1]

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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)

• ražens
• ražīgs, ražīgums
• ražība

• ražot