Raksti

Raksti is a Latvian noun that designates a written piece, typically published in a newspaper, magazine, journal, or online platform. The term covers various kinds of prose meant for publication, including journalistic articles, essays, and academic papers. In everyday language it is used for both general articles and more formal scholarly works, while other terms like publikācija or zinātniskais raksts are used to emphasize the context or genre.

Form and usage: The singular form is raksts and the plural form is raksti. The word can be qualified by genre or medium, for example laikraksta raksts (newspaper article), žurnāla raksts (journal article), interneta raksts (online article), or zinātniskais raksts (scholarly article). In academic and media contexts, raksti may appear as stand‑alone pieces or as parts of collections, issues, or volumes.

Etymology and language notes: Raksti is derived from the verb rakstīt, meaning to write. The noun form with the suffix -s is a common way to name a written work. The same sequence of letters raksti also appears as the second‑person singular present tense of rakstīt (tu raksti) and as the imperative raksti, meaning “write!”—a linguistic homonym often noted in grammar references.

See also: For related concepts, see raksts (singular form), publikācija (publication), and zinātniskais raksts (scholarly article). While raksti primarily refers to published writings, it can also appear in educational and bibliographic contexts to denote individual written pieces.