noteikums

From noteik(t) (“to state, to determine, to establish”) +‎ -ums (with noteikt from no- +‎ teikt (“to say, to tell”)).

noteikums m (1st declension)

1. (usually plural) rules, regulations (norms that must be obeyed in a certain sector of activity, profession, or situation)

   tehniskie, sanitārie noteikumi ― technical, sanitary regulations

   satiksmes noteikumi ― traffic regulations

   skolas iekšējās kārtības noteikumi ― a school's internal regulations

   ugunsdrošības noteikumi ― fire regulations

   pareizrakstības noteikumi ― spelling rules

2. condition, requirement (a necessity or prerequisite for something)

   izdevīgi kredīta noteikumi ― favorable credit conditions, terms

   Ziltars nebija dabūjis vairāk aizņemties kā vecu arklu un sieku rudzu ar noteikumu, ka rudenī jāatdod divi sieki vietā ― Ziltars couldn't obtain more than an old plow and a bushel of rye, under the condition that later in autumn he would return two bushels

3. basis, principle, provision (prerequisites for the existence or development of something; also, circumstances that support or foster it)

   pirmais noteikums māksliniekam: redzēt cita acij neredzamo un dzirdēt citam nesadzirdzamo ― the first provision for artists: to see what is invisible to the eyes of others and to hear what is unhearable to others

• (of "rules, regulations"): likums, norma
• (of "condition", "requirement", "provision"): nosacījums, prasība