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Finnish

Etymology

laittaa (to put, place; to prepare, make) + -e. First attested in 1849. Originally a word sporadically found in eastern dialects; for the semantic development, compare ase (weapon; (archaic) tool) (akin to asettaa (to set, put)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯teˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯t̪e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑite
  • Syllabification(key): lai‧te
  • Hyphenation(key): lai‧te

Noun

laite

  1. device, apparatus, appliance
  2. (in the plural) equipment, appliances (devices or apparata for a specific purpose)
  3. ride (in amusement parks); ellipsis of huvipuistolaite (amusement ride)
  4. (chiefly in compounds) arrangement (of things)
    kukkalaitefloral arrangement

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

compounds

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

laite f (plural laites)

  1. milt (fish sperm)

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

laite

  1. alternative form of leyt

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