# lauks
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -øyks

### Noun

lauks
* indefinite genitive singular of laukur

## Latvian
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lāūks]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

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

#### Synonyms

* (of "open area, for planting"): tīrums
* (of "branch of knowledge"): nozare
* (of "area outside"): ārs

#### Derived terms

* darba lauks, darbalauks
* karalauks, kara lauks
* laukā (adverb, out, outside)
* laukakmens
* laukums

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “lauks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Lithuanian
### Verb

lauks
* third-person singular future of laukti
* third-person plural future of laukti

## Old Norse
### Noun

lauks
* genitive singular of laukr