rīks

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *rey-, *rī- (“to scrape; to pluck; to cut”) (with an extra k); cf. dialectal riekt (“to cut (bread); to plow (for the first time)”). Apparently, the original meaning of rīks was “sharp instrument,” perhaps “knife.” Cognates include Lithuanian rỹkas (“instrument; container”)^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA: [ɾìks]

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Noun

rīks m, 1st declension

instrument, tool, equipment (an object used for a specific task, work, etc.)
namdara, kalēja rīks — carpenter's, blacksmith tool

lauksaimniecības, metālapstrādes rīki — agricultural, metalworking tools

medību, zvejas rīks — hunting, fishing tool, instrument

rotaļu rīks — toy tool

vingrošanas rīki — exercise, fitness equipment

soda rīks — means, instrument of punishment

ražošanas rīki — tools, means of production

Declension

declension of rīks

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	rīks	rīki
accusative (akuzatīvs)	rīku	rīkus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	rīka	rīku
dative (datīvs)	rīkam	rīkiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	rīku	rīkiem
locative (lokatīvs)	rīkā	rīkos
vocative (vokatīvs)	rīk	rīki