loks

From the same stem as the Latvian verb liekt (“to bend, to flex”) (q.v.), but with the vowel changed as in the iterative locīt (“to fold”). Cognates include Lithuanian lañkas (“shaft bow, (barrel) hoop, (road) bend, (shooting) bow, circle”).[1]

• IPA^(key): [lùɔ̯ks]

• IPA^(key): [lûɔ̯ks]
• IPA^(key): [lūɔ̯ks]

loks m (1st declension)

1. (geometry) arc (continuous part of a circle or curve)

   aprēķināt loka garumu ― to calculate the arc length

   uzvilkt loku ar cirkuli ― to draw an arc with a pair of compasses

2. arch, rim, cycle, circle (object, structure, configuration, etc. with the shape of part or the whole of a circle)

   tilta loki ― bridge arches

   pilsētas kanāla loka tilts ― the city canal's arched bridge

   riteņa loks ― wheel rim

   varavīksnes loks ― rainbow arch

   asinsrites loks ― blood circulation cycle (pulmonary, systemic)

   polārais loks (also: riņķis) ― polar circle (66°33′ N and S)

   elektriskais loks ― voltaic (lit. electric) arch

   Pēteri sajūsmināja celtņu straujās un mierīgās līnijas, arku loki, Rīgas baroka un gotikas pārsteigumi ― Peter was fascinated by the buildings' rapid and peaceful lines, by the arches, by Rīga's barroque and gothic surprises

   zem acīm pēdējās nedēļās rūpes un nemiers bija iekrāsojuši tumšus lokus ― under (his) eyes the worries and anxiety of the last weeks had drawn a dark arch, circle

   kalni, kuriem viņi tuvojās, veidoja milzīgu apaļu, noslēgtu loku ― the mountains which they approached formed a huge closed circular arch

   visi sakustas, iet, stājas lokā, atskan dziesma ― all (students) move, go, form and stay in an arch, (and) a song is heard

   vesela labi abruņota vācu armija ciešā lokā apņēma partizānu novadu ― the whole well-armed German army surrounded the partisan region in a tight arch

3. (archery) bolt (hand weapon for throwing arrows)

   uzvilkt loku ― to pull (one's) bow

   loka šaušana ― archery (lit. bow shooting)

   loka šāvējs ― archer (lit. bow shooter)

   loks senlatviešiem, šķiet, bijis vairāk medību ierocis un kā patstāvīgs cīņas ierocis mazāk lietots ― the bow of the ancient Latvians, it seems, was more used as a hunting weapon and less as a stand-alone fighting weapon

4. shaft bow (part of the traditional horse harness used in the Baltic countries, consisting of a wooden bow that arches over the horse's back, keeping the shafts away from the horse's sides)

   zirga loks ― shaft bow (lit. horse's arch, bow)

   aiz kalna tikai braucēji līdz pusei un zirga galva ar kaklu un loku vēl bija redzama ― from behind the hill, only half of the riders(' bodies) and the horse's head with the neck and the shaft bow was still visible

5. arch (a path, movement, or direction similar to part or the whole of a circle)

   cīrulis slaidā lokā nolidoja zālē ― the lark flew in a sharp arch in(to) the hall

   tramvaja loka līnija ― the tram's curved, arched, cicular line

6. (of people) circle (a specific group of people)

   speciālistu loks ― specialist circle

   ģimenes loks ― family circle

   tuvinieku un radu lokā viņu apbrīnoja ― in the circle of family and relatives he was admired

7. (of processes, phenomena) range, domain, circle

   interešu loks ― range, domain, circle of interests

   tēmu un problēmu loks rakstnieka darbos ― the range of themes and problems in the works of a writer

• (of "arch"): arka
• (of "bow"): stops

• liekt
• locīt
• lokans
• loka šaušana

• bulta, strēle

loks (lokais comparative, lokāks superlative, vislokākais adverb, loki)

1. (dialectal) flexible; alternative form of lokans

loks

1. indefinite genitive singular of lok
2. indefinite genitive plural of lok

loks

1. plural of lok