Meaning of koks | Babel Free

Definitions

1. tree (perennial plant with woody stem or trunk, foliage, and roots)
   declension-1, masculine
2. timber (felled trees seen as a substance)
   declension-1, masculine
3. logs, boards, planks
   declension-1, masculine
4. wood (timber seen as material for making things)
   declension-1, masculine
5. club, stick, rod (e.g., for hitting)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“augļu koki”

fruit trees

“koku lapotne”

tree foliage

“koku puduris”

clump of trees

“jauktu koku mežs”

mixed tree forest

“koki šalc vējā”

the trees rustle in the wind

“nokaltis koks”

withered tree

“kails koks”

naked, bald (= leafless) tree

“zaļš koks”

green tree (i.e., with leaves)

“apsūnojis koks”

mossy tree

“simtgadīgs koks”

centenarian tree

“lapu koks”

deciduous (lit. leaf) tree

“skuju koks”

connifer (lit. needle 'tree)

“zāģēt, cirst kokus”

to saw, to axe trees

“koku tārpi”

tree worms

“viens kā koks”

alone as a tree (= very lonely)

“Intas tēvs jau toreiz strādāja uz upes pie koku pludināšanas”

Inta's father at that time already worked at timber floating (log driving) on the river

“kalējs sāka vest kokus smēdei”

the blacksmith began to bring timber, wood to the forge

“koku dārzs”

timber corral (an enclosure for floating timber on a watercourse)

“grāvis uzplūdis, tiltiņam divi koki iznesti”

the ditch flooded, two logs (were) taken to the little bridge

“koka ēka”

wooden building

“koka karote”

wooden spoon

“koka tupeles”

wooden shoes

“koka rotaļlietas”

wooden toys

“vecmodīga koka gulta”

old-fashioned wooden bed

“skatos pēc kāda koka; kreisā roka man brīva, varētu šakāļus aizdzīt”

I look at some stick: (my) left arm is free, I could drive the shackals away

“viņš saņēmis par to kokus”

for this reason he took the sticks (= he was given corporal physical punishment)

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