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rugys

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrugʰís, itself perhaps a borrowing from a Far Eastern language.

Cognates include Latvian rudzi, Old Prussian ruggis, Proto-Slavic *rъžь (Russian рожь (rožʹ), Ukrainian рожь (rožʹ), Bulgarian ръж (rǎž), Czech rež, Polish reż), Proto-Germanic *rugiz (Old High German rocko, German Roggen, Dutch rogge, Old English ryge, English rye, Old Norse rugr, Swedish råg, Finnish ruis, Danish rug).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rugỹs m (plural rugiaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. (mostly in plural) rye

Declension

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Hypernyms

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References

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  1. ^ “rugys” in Konstantīns Karulis (1992, 2001), Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca, in 2 vols, Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
  • “rugys” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN