Latvian

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) raiza

Noun

raize f (5th declension)

1. concern, worry (negative emotional state caused by unpleasant circumstances which one has to endure or try to prevent)

   ikdienas raizes‎ ― everyday worries, concerns

   lielas raizes‎ ― major concerns

   sagādāt daudz raižu‎ ― to cause many concerns

   rūpes un raizes‎ ― worries and concerns (i.e., a sequence of bad events)

   viņš nesajuta nedz raizes, nedz nemieru, viņa sirds kā laiva peldēja pa svētdienīgu gaišumu‎ ― he felt no worries, no anxiety, his heart floated like a boat in the holiday air

   es esmu slikts cilvēks, es tev darītu raizes, bet es tevi mīļotu‎ ― I am a bad person, I would give you worries, but I would love you

   Žuburs domāja par meičas raižu pilno skatienu, viņš visos sīkumos atcerējās viņas sejas izteiksmi‎ ― Žuburs thought about the girl's concerned (lit. full of concern) look, he remembered every detail or her facial expression

   kad Jānis uzticēja mātei savas raizes par skolām, viņas padoms bija citāds nekā tēvam‎ ― when Jānis trusted his mother with his concerns about the schools, her advice was different from (his) father's

Declension

Usage notes

The plural forms of this word are much more frequently used than the singular forms.

Synonyms

• rūpe

Derived terms

• raizēties
• raizīgs
• raižpilns

References

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