Latvian

Rīsi

Noun

rīss m (1st declension)

1. rice (crop of the family Gramineae, esp. Oryza sativa)

   rīsa lauks‎ ― rice field

   iesēt rīsus‎ ― to sow, to plant rice

   novākt rīsus‎ ― to harvest the rice

   rīss ir viens no svarīgākajiem kultūraugiem pasaulē‎ ― rice is one of the most important crops in the world

   no graudaugiem visā pasaulē visvairāk audzē rīsu, kviešus un kukurūzu‎ ― of the grain crops, the most frequently grown in the whole world are rice, wheat, and corn

2. rice (the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food)

   pulētie rīsi‎ ― polished rice

   rīsu milti‎ ― rice flour

   rīsu zupa, biezputra, pudiņš‎ ― rice soup, porridge, pudding

   piena zupa ar rīsiem‎ ― milk soup with rice

   daudzās valstīs, piemēram, Ķīnā, Indijā, Japānā, Pakistānā, Indonēzijā, rīsi ir glavenais uzturlīdzeklis‎ ― in many countries, for instance, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Indonesia, rice is the staple food

Declension

Usage notes

Unlike rudzi ‎(“rye”) and kvieši ‎(“wheat”), whose singular forms (rudzis, kviesis) are only sporadically attested, the singular forms of rīss ‎(“rice”) are used reasonably often (especially to refer to the plant). Still, the plural forms are more frequent: the most normal translation for English rice as food (e.g., “a bowl of rice”) is the plural form rīsi.