laita
Finnish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Finnic *laita (“edge, border”) (compare Estonian laid, Ingrian laita, Karelian laita, Veps laid, Votic laitõ). Probably related to *laita (“route, way”) (which could rather be the direct origin of the sense "state of affairs"), in which case borrowed from Proto-Germanic *laidō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlaita
- edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side (outer limit of something)
- pöydän laita ― edge of a table
- brim (topmost rim or lip of a container)
- outskirt (remote part of a town or city)
- Minä asun kaupungin laidalla.
- I live on the outskirts of the city.
- state of affairs, status; often translated into English with "to be doing"
- Kuinka hänen laitansa oikein on?
- How is he actually doing?
- Asian laita on siten, että...
- The fact of the matter is that...
- (ice hockey) board
- (sports) wing
- oikea laita ― right wing
Declension
editInflection of laita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
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nominative | laita | laidat | |
genitive | laidan | laitojen | |
partitive | laitaa | laitoja | |
illative | laitaan | laitoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | laita | laidat | |
accusative | nom. | laita | laidat |
gen. | laidan | ||
genitive | laidan | laitojen laitain rare | |
partitive | laitaa | laitoja | |
inessive | laidassa | laidoissa | |
elative | laidasta | laidoista | |
illative | laitaan | laitoihin | |
adessive | laidalla | laidoilla | |
ablative | laidalta | laidoilta | |
allative | laidalle | laidoille | |
essive | laitana | laitoina | |
translative | laidaksi | laidoiksi | |
abessive | laidatta | laidoitta | |
instructive | — | laidoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- (outer limit, brim, outskirt): reuna
Derived terms
editcompounds
- alalaita
- asianlaita
- eheälaitainen
- ehytlaitainen
- korkealaitainen
- kylänlaita
- laita-alkoholisti
- laita-avaus
- laitaesto
- laitahyökkääjä
- Laitakari
- laitakatu
- laitakaupunki
- laitakukka
- laitalinkki
- laitamies
- laitamyötäinen
- Laitamäki
- laitapakki
- laitapuoli
- laitapuolustaja
- laitarakentaja
- laitareki
- laitataklaus
- laitatuuli
- laitavastainen
- mutkalaitainen
- nirhalaitainen
- nyhälaitainen
- otalaitainen
- perälaita
- piikkilaitainen
- poimulaitainen
- päätylaita
- ripsilaitainen
- sahalaita
- sisälaita
- sängynlaita
- takalaita
- tasalaitainen
- tienlaita
- täyslaidallinen
- ulkolaita
- ulkolaitamoottori
- varalaita
- ylälaita
- äärilaita
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “laita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editlaita
- inflection of laittaa:
Anagrams
editHausa
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlaitā̀ f (plural laitōcī, possessed form laitàr̃)
- lighter (for cigarettes)
Ingrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *laita. Cognates include Finnish laita and Estonian laid.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɫɑi̯t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɫɑi̯d̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯t, -ɑi̯tɑ
- Hyphenation: lai‧ta
Noun
editlaita
Declension
editDeclension of laita (type 3/kana, it-ij gradation) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | laita | laijat |
genitive | laijan | laitoin |
partitive | laitaa | laitoja |
illative | laitaa | laitoi |
inessive | laijaas | laijois |
elative | laijast | laijoist |
allative | laijalle | laijoille |
adessive | laijaal | laijoil |
ablative | laijalt | laijoilt |
translative | laijaks | laijoiks |
essive | laitanna, laitaan | laitoinna, laitoin |
exessive1) | laitant | laitoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms
edit- (rim): varo
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 244
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