rīks

See also: riks, -riks, and riks-

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾìks]

Noun

rīks m (1st declension)

1. 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 (1st declension)

	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

Synonyms

• (colloquial term) daikts
• instruments

Derived terms

• darbarīks