lauks
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lauks
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *lawk-, from Proto-Indo-European *lowkós (“open space; glade”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine; bright; to see”), whence also the Latvian adjective lauks (“light (color)”) (q.v.). As a noun (with intonational change), the meaning evolution was probably “light, clear (place)” > “open place” > “field.” Cognates include Lithuanian laũkas, Old High German lōh (“forest clearing overgrown with bushes”) (< *lauh) Old Prussian laucks, Sanskrit लोकः (lokáḥ, “free space, clearing; world”), Latin lūcus (“sacred grove”) (< “glade, clearing near a grove”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
lauks m (1st declension)
- field (area of land occupied by one or a few plant species, usually crops)
- rudzu, kviešu, linu lauks ― rye, wheat, flax field
- kartupeļu, biešu, kāpostu lauks ― potato, beet, cabbage field
- aparts lauks ― plowed, labored field
- nokopts lauks ― cleared field
- sagatavot lauku sējai ― to prepare a field for sowing
- pirmie pavasara lauku darbi ― the first field works of spring
- lauka gurķi ― field cucumbers (i.e., grown in the open air)
- lauku puķes ― field flowers (i.e., those that grow freely in meadows, fields, etc,)
- lauku zvirbulis ― field sparrow (species found in rural areas)
- lauku balodis ir lielāks par mājas balodi ― the field (= wild) pigeon is bigger than the house (= domestic) pigeon
- field (a large surface or clearing formed by something, where something can be found)
- ledus, sniega lauks ― ice, snow field
- kapu lauks, kapulauks ― graveyard (lit. grave field)
- mīnu lauks ― mine field
- (singular only) outside area, exterior
- ienākt no lauka istabā ― to come into the room from outside
- bērni varēja iet rotaļās, skraidīt pa lauku un pēcāk visi kopā ēst vakariņas ― the children could go play, run outside and later all together eat dinner
- area (environment, place, branch of knowledge, where some work, process, action will happen)
- darba lauks, darbalauks ― field of work, activity
- kara lauks, karalauks ― battleground (lit. war field)
- kaujas lauks ― battlefield
- redzes lauks ― field of vision
- darbības lauks ― scope (lit. field of action)
- E. Eferts-Klusais spraigi darbojās kultūras un izglītības laukā ― E. Eferts-Klusais worked strenuously in the field of culture and education
- celtniecība iespējams atrast daudz, daudz jaunu ceļu; šis darba lauks gaidīt gaida cilvēkus ar nemierīgu sirdi un dzīvu fantāziju ― in construction it is possible to find many, many new paths; this field of work is just waiting for people with a restless heart and living fantasy
- (military, in the genitive) field... (which happens in, or is suitable for, deployment or combat situations)
- lauka hospitālis ― field hospital
- lauka virtuve ― field kitchen
- lauka soma ― field bag
- lauka kara tiesa ― field court martial
- lauka kapelāns ― field chaplain
- (physics) field (region of space where a certain force or influence manifests itself)
- elektriskais, magnētiskais lauks ― electric, magnetic field
- elektromagnētiskais lauks ― electromagnetic field
- gravitācijas lauks ― gravitational field
- akustiskais lauks ― acoustic field
- kodolspēku lauks ― nuclear force field
- mainīgs lauks ― variable field
- lauka intensitāte ― field intensity
Declension edit
Declension of lauks (1st declension)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- darba lauks, darbalauks
- karalauks, kara lauks
- laukā (adverb, out, outside)
- laukakmens
- laukums
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “lauks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian edit
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lauks
Old Norse edit
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lauks