koks
[kùoks]
The Latvian word for tree is koks.
The term refers to a large woody plant.
Meaning: large woody plant (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The genitive singular form, used to say "of the tree", is koka. For the plural, the standard form is kokos. If you are using the plural as a direct object, use the accusative plural form koku.
Did you know?
- In Latvian folklore and traditional songs, the koks often symbolizes the axis of the world or a connection between heaven and earth.
- The word koks is related to the English word 'hook' through a distant linguistic ancestor, as both stem from ideas of bending or curving.
- Latvian has a highly specific vocabulary for different types of wood, meaning that while koks is the general term, the material 'wood' is also called koks.
Examples in context
- Tas koks ir vesels.That tree is healthy.This example shows how to describe a healthy koks.Tatoeba #13896009 by GemMonkey, translation #8962175 by Nylez
- Ceļu aizšķērsoja nogāzies koks.A fallen tree blocked the road.This sentence describes a koks that has fallen and blocked a road.Tatoeba #12205657 by GemMonkey, translation #1267133 by soj4l
- Vai tas koks ir skābais ķirsis?Is that tree a sour cherry?This is a way to ask if a specific koks is a sour cherry tree.Tatoeba #12580797 by GemMonkey, translation #12538400 by sundown
- Medži ir Latvijas bagātībaForests are Latvia's wealth
- Skaties, cik liels koks!Look how big the tree is!
- Man ļoti patīk ugunskura blakus esošs baumsI really like the tree next to the campfire
- Katru pavasari, zaļumi veido gultu ap koku pamatnēm.Every spring, greenery forms a bed around the tree trunks.
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Linearly and Māris are walking in a park.
- linearlySkaties, cik augsts šis koks!Look how tall this tree is!
- MārisTiešām, tas ir ļoti liels.Indeed, it is very large.
- linearlyVai tu zini, kāds koks tas ir?Do you know what tree it is?
- MārisEs domāju, ka tas ir ozols.I think it is an oak.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tree” translations and entries koks, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries koks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
