Latvian

Arājs

Noun

arājs m (1st declension)

1. plowman (person who plows the land (with a horse-drawn plow)

   arājs stingri turēja arklu‎ ― the plowman firmly held the plow

   arājs nāca tīrumā art‎ ― the plowman came to the field to plow

   arājs ara un gani ganīja‎ ― the plowman plows and the shepherds tend (the sheep)

Declension

Usage notes

The difference between arājs and arējs seems to be that arājs describes a profession, a permanent way of life, whereas arējs refers to someone (or some animal) who happens to be plowing now.

Synonyms

• arējs

Related terms

• arkls
• art, arums

References

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