laaki

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish slag (“hit”). Doublet of slaagi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːki/, [ˈlɑ̝ːk̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑːki
• Syllabification^(key): laa‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): laa‧ki

Noun

laaki

1. (colloquial) hit, blow
2. (dialectal) occurrence

   Se oli laakista selvä.

   One occurrence was enough to make it clear.

3. (colloquial) sexual occasion, intercourse
4. (colloquial, rare) alternative form of slaagi

Declension

Inflection of laaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		laaki	laakit
genitive		laakin	laakien
partitive		laakia	laakeja
illative		laakiin	laakeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laaki	laakit
accusative	nom.	laaki	laakit
	gen.	laakin
genitive		laakin	laakien
partitive		laakia	laakeja
inessive		laakissa	laakeissa
elative		laakista	laakeista
illative		laakiin	laakeihin
adessive		laakilla	laakeilla
ablative		laakilta	laakeilta
allative		laakille	laakeille
essive		laakina	laakeina
translative		laakiksi	laakeiksi
abessive		laakitta	laakeitta
instructive		—	laakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of laaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laakini laakini accusative nom. laakini laakini gen. laakini genitive laakini laakieni partitive laakiani laakejani inessive laakissani laakeissani elative laakistani laakeistani illative laakiini laakeihini adessive laakillani laakeillani ablative laakiltani laakeiltani allative laakilleni laakeilleni essive laakinani laakeinani translative laakikseni laakeikseni abessive laakittani laakeittani instructive — — comitative — laakeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laakisi laakisi accusative nom. laakisi laakisi gen. laakisi genitive laakisi laakiesi partitive laakiasi laakejasi inessive laakissasi laakeissasi elative laakistasi laakeistasi illative laakiisi laakeihisi adessive laakillasi laakeillasi ablative laakiltasi laakeiltasi allative laakillesi laakeillesi essive laakinasi laakeinasi translative laakiksesi laakeiksesi abessive laakittasi laakeittasi instructive — — comitative — laakeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laakimme laakimme accusative nom. laakimme laakimme gen. laakimme genitive laakimme laakiemme partitive laakiamme laakejamme inessive laakissamme laakeissamme elative laakistamme laakeistamme illative laakiimme laakeihimme adessive laakillamme laakeillamme ablative laakiltamme laakeiltamme allative laakillemme laakeillemme essive laakinamme laakeinamme translative laakiksemme laakeiksemme abessive laakittamme laakeittamme instructive — — comitative — laakeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laakinne laakinne accusative nom. laakinne laakinne gen. laakinne genitive laakinne laakienne partitive laakianne laakejanne inessive laakissanne laakeissanne elative laakistanne laakeistanne illative laakiinne laakeihinne adessive laakillanne laakeillanne ablative laakiltanne laakeiltanne allative laakillenne laakeillenne essive laakinanne laakeinanne translative laakiksenne laakeiksenne abessive laakittanne laakeittanne instructive — — comitative — laakeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative laakinsa laakinsa accusative nom. laakinsa laakinsa gen. laakinsa genitive laakinsa laakiensa partitive laakiaan laakiansa laakejaan laakejansa inessive laakissaan laakissansa laakeissaan laakeissansa elative laakistaan laakistansa laakeistaan laakeistansa illative laakiinsa laakeihinsa adessive laakillaan laakillansa laakeillaan laakeillansa ablative laakiltaan laakiltansa laakeiltaan laakeiltansa allative laakilleen laakillensa laakeilleen laakeillensa essive laakinaan laakinansa laakeinaan laakeinansa translative laakikseen laakiksensa laakeikseen laakeiksensa abessive laakittaan laakittansa laakeittaan laakeittansa instructive — — comitative — laakeineen laakeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kertalaaki

Further reading

• “laaki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Kaila, kaali, laika, lakia, likaa