Laukimo

Laukimo is a Lithuanian noun form that functions as the genitive singular of laukimas, which means waiting, anticipation, or expectation. It is used to express a relation to waiting, such as possession or assignment to a period, event, or situation. In compound noun phrases, laukimo often serves to describe something that relates to waiting, for example laukimo laikotarpis (the period of waiting) or laukimo metu (during waiting).

The word laukimas comes from the verb laukti, meaning to wait. The genitive form laukimo appears when describing things connected with waiting, or when indicating an attribute of another noun. The broader concept covers both the act of waiting and the emotional or temporal experience associated with waiting.

In usage, laukimo appears across registers from everyday speech to formal writing. It is common in descriptions of processes, plans, or events that involve a waiting period, as well as in literary and journalistic contexts where waiting is a thematic element. Its sense centers on the time, state, or experience of waiting rather than on a concrete object.

Related forms include laukimas (the act of waiting) and the plural laukimai (the waits, in nominative plural). Because Lithuanian is highly inflected, laukimo may appear in other cases depending on sentence role, but its core meaning remains tied to waiting or anticipation.