rīks

From Proto-Indo-European *rey-, *rī- (“to scrape; to pluck; to cut”) (with an extra k); cf. dialectal riekt (“to cut (bread); to plow (for the first time)”). Apparently, the original meaning of rīks was “sharp instrument,” perhaps “knife.” Cognates include Lithuanian rỹkas (“instrument; container”).^[1]

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rīks m (1st declension)

1. instrument, tool, equipment (an object used for a specific task, work, etc.)

   namdara, kalēja rīks ― carpenter's, blacksmith tool

   lauksaimniecības, metālapstrādes rīki ― agricultural, metalworking tools

   medību, zvejas rīks ― hunting, fishing tool, instrument

   rotaļu rīks ― toy tool

   vingrošanas rīki ― exercise, fitness equipment

   soda rīks ― means, instrument of punishment

   ražošanas rīki ― tools, means of production

• (colloquial term) daikts
• instruments

• darbarīks