[lāūks]
CilmeFrom 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”).
- declension-1, masculinefield (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
- declension-1, masculinefield (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
- declension-1, masculine, singular, singular-onlyoutside 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
- declension-1, masculinearea (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
- declension-1, masculinefield... (which happens in, or is suitable for, deployment or combat situations)
“lauka hospitālis” — field hospital
“lauka virtuve” — field kitchen
“lauka soma” — field bag
- declension-1, masculinefield (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
Formaslauks(nominative, singular) · lauki(nominative, plural) · lauka(genitive, singular) · lauku(genitive, plural) · laukam(dative, singular) · laukiem(dative, plural) · lauku(accusative, singular) · laukus(accusative, plural) · lauku(instrumental, singular) · laukiem(instrumental, plural) · laukā(locative, singular) · laukos(locative, plural) · lauk(singular, vocative) · lauki(plural, vocative)