karalauks
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See also: kara lauks
Latvian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kara (“war [gen.]”) + lauks (“field”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]karalauks m (1st declension)
- (military) battleground, battlefield; front (territory in which armed forces carry out strategic military operations; territory in which military activities — e.g., a battle — are carried out)
- doties uz karalauku ― to go to the battlefield
- pārnākt no karalauka' ― to return from the battlefield
- aiz uzkalniem pa kreisi iedunējas daži artilērijas šāvieni... Marta ilgi skatījās uz to pusi, no kuras atlidoja šie trokšņi: karalauka elpas vilcieni ― behind the hills on the left a few artillery shots were fired... Marta looked for a long time at the side from which these noises were coming: the breathing of the battlefield
Declension
[edit]Declension of karalauks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | karalauks | karalauki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | karalauku | karalaukus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | karalauka | karalauku |
| dative (datīvs) | karalaukam | karalaukiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | karalauku | karalaukiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | karalaukā | karalaukos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | karalauk | karalauki |