maize

== English == === Alternative forms === maiz (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki. === Pronunciation === enPR: māz, IPA(key): /meɪz/ (Canada) IPA(key): [meːz] Rhymes: -eɪz Homophones: mays; maze (pane–pain merger) === Noun === maize (countable and uncountable, plural maizes) Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays. ==== Synonyms ==== (Zea mays): corn (US English, Canadian English); green corn, Indian corn, sugar corn, sweet corn ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === 🌽 === Further reading === maize on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Zea mays on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *maiž-, an ablaut variant of *miež- (whence Latvian mieži (“barley”)), from Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, probably from the stem *h₂meh₁- (“to cut; to mow”) modified into *mey-, and with an added element *ǵ (whence Proto-Baltic *ž, whence Latvian z). Cognates include Old Prussian mayse (“barley”) (misspelled as wayse in the 16th-century source), Old Iranian *maiz- "to sow". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [màjzɛ] === Noun === maize f (5th declension) bread (foodstuff, baked from wheat, rye, sometimes corn) kviešu, rudzu maize ― wheat, rye bread neraudzēta maize ― unleavened bread maizes klaips, šķēle ― loaf, slice of bread maizes garoza ― bread crust maizes zupa ― bread soup cept maizi ― to bake bread maizes mīkla ― bread dough maizes ceptuve ― bakery (lit. bread baking place) maizes veikals ― bakery (lit. bread shop) maizes krāsns ― bread oven apziest maizi ar sviestu ― spread butter on bread ēst maizi ar desu ― to eat bread with sausage focaccia ir viena no populārākajām itāļu maizēm ― focaccia is one of the most popular Italian breads bread dough mīcīt maizi ― to knead bread maize rūgst ― the bread (dough) is fermenting (poetic) cereals, cereal grains, especially rye, wheat priecīgākā diena, kad klētī sāk smaržot jaunā maize ― joyful day, when the barn starts to smell like new bread (= wheat) (figuratively) food, nutrition viņš var ēst tēva maizi bez kādām rūpēm ― he can eat his father's bread without any worries (figuratively) essential, necessary element metāls ir rūpniecības maize ― metal is the bread of industry (figuratively) livelihood, means of supporting oneself; work J. Vītols bija atradis darbu un maizi Pēterpilī ― J. Vītols had found work and bread in Pēterpils (St. Petersburg) ja kāds aiziet citā maizē: zinātnieka vai inženiera, vai mākslinieka maizē... ― if someone goes into another bread (= profession): the scientific or engineering, or the artistic bread (= profession)... ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== baltmaize, balta maize maiznīca maiznieks, maizniece rupjmaize, rupja maize sviestmaize === References ===