raksts

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as rakstīt, perhaps its original source. According to some researchers, it reflects an earlier *rasts (cf. irregularly formed Lithuanian rãštas), changed to raksts under the influence of rakt “to dig” (earlier “to pierce,” “to scrape”; see rakt, rakstīt).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾaksts]

Noun

raksts m (1st declension)

  1. article, paper; a piece of writing
  2. writing in general

Declension

Derived terms

References

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