# ražens
## Latvian
### Etymology

From raža (“harvest”) +‎ -ens. Attested in the 17th century with the meaning “beautiful,” “exquisite,” “which develops well,” still found in folk tales and songs; the current meaning is more recent.

### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

ražens (definite raženais, comparative raženāks, superlative visraženākais, adverb raženi)
* (of plants) ripe, well grown, lush (which has become big, thick; having many fruits)
    raženi rudzi ― ripe, thick, lush rye
    ražena ābele ― big, large apple three
    raženi kartupeļi ― big, well grown potatoes
    ražena druva ― thick, lush cornfield
    ganību zāle pašlaik, jūnija beigās, ir ražena gandrīz visur ― the pasture grass is now, at the end of June, thick, lush almost everywhere
* (of harvest, grains) large, rich, very successful
    un mēs smejam; bet saulstaros kaist Pirmā kūluma raženie graudi ― and we laughed; but under the sun rays the rich threshed grain (yield) was warming up
* (of animals, livestock) of very good quality
    kolhoza ļaudis nepilnos četros kolektivizācijas gados izveidojuši raženu Latvijas brūno lopu šķirnes ganāmpulku, kas ar savām izcilajām īpašībām kļuvis jau tālu pazīstams ― the people of the collective farm, in less than four years of collectivization, had introduced a heard of high-quality Latvian brown cattle which, with their superb features, have already become widely famous
* (of time periods) fruitful, rich (during which crops grew and developed very well)
    ražena vasara ― rich, fruitful summer
    ai, ražens un bagāts ir bijis šis gads ― oh, this year has been fruitful and rich
* (of actions, processes, time periods) fruitful, productive (very intensive, with good results)
    nāca atkal raženas darba dienas, kalējs strādāja ar tādu spēku un prieku, ka veci vīri, apbrīnojot viņa darbu, klanīja galvas ― the fruitful days of work came back, the blacksmith worked with such effort and joy that the old men, admiring his work, nodded their heads
* rich, prosperous (such that nothing is lacking)
    ražens novads ― rich, prosperous region
    ražena dzīve ― rich, prosperous life
* productive, successful (such that it produces good results)
    jo labākos apstākļos cilvēks dzīvo, jo raženāka būs viņa atdeve darbā ― the better living conditinos a person has, the more productive will be his/her return at work
    par raženu darbu, sabiedrisko aktivitāti brigāde izcīnījusi tiesības saukties Imanta Sudmaļa vārdā ― because of (their) successful work and social activity the team won the right to be named in honor of Imants Sudmalis
* (of social phenomena) very strong, powerful, meaningful, influential, useful)
    mūsu republikas teātris ir saņēmis mantojumā raženas reālistiskas un demokrātiskas tradīcijas ― the theater of our republic has received as inheritance powerful realist and democratic traditions
* (of people, their bodies) powerful, stately, robust, healthy, handsome
    ražens puisis ― a strong, powerful guy
    ražena auguma sieviete ― a woman of healthy, impressive height
    raženā cūkkope Liepiņu Anna, spēcīga, drukna meita ― the robust pig farmer Anna Liepiņa, a strong, stocky girl

#### Synonyms

* (of "fruitful, productive"): auglīgs, dāsns, pateicīgs, produktīvs, ražīgs, (poetic) rasmīgs
* (of "rich"): bagāts, bagātīgs, dāsns

#### Related terms

* raža
* ražība
* ražīgs, ražīgums
* ražot

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ražens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN