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laki
laki
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *laki.
Noun
laki
Declension
| Inflection of laki (Kotus type 7/ovi, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laki | laet | |
| genitive | laen | lakien | |
| partitive | lakea | lakia | |
| illative | lakeen | lakiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | laki | laet | |
| accusative | nom. | laki | laet |
| gen. | laen | ||
| genitive | laen | lakien | |
| partitive | lakea | lakia | |
| inessive | laessa | laissa | |
| elative | laesta | laista | |
| illative | lakeen | lakiin | |
| adessive | laella | lailla | |
| ablative | laelta | lailta | |
| allative | laelle | laille | |
| essive | lakena | lakina | |
| translative | laeksi | laiksi | |
| instructive | — | lain | |
| abessive | laetta | laitta | |
| comitative | — | lakineen | |
Compounds
- lakipiste
- suulaki
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish lagh, compare Swedish lag.
Noun
laki
Declension
| Inflection of laki (Kotus type 5/risti, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laki | lait | |
| genitive | lain | lakien | |
| partitive | lakia | lakeja | |
| illative | lakiin | lakeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | laki | lait | |
| accusative | nom. | laki | lait |
| gen. | lain | ||
| genitive | lain | lakien | |
| partitive | lakia | lakeja | |
| inessive | laissa | laeissa | |
| elative | laista | laeista | |
| illative | lakiin | lakeihin | |
| adessive | lailla | laeilla | |
| ablative | lailta | laeilta | |
| allative | laille | laeille | |
| essive | lakina | lakeina | |
| translative | laiksi | laeiksi | |
| instructive | — | laein | |
| abessive | laitta | laeitta | |
| comitative | — | lakeineen | |
Usage notes
- As a legal statute, laki is superior to asetus and inferior to perustuslaki.
Derived terms
- adjectives: laillinen, laiton
- phrases: laki ja järjestys
Compounds
- lainsäädäntö
- lainopillinen
- lainkuuliainen
- lainmukainen
- lainvoima
- perustuslaki
- rikoslaki
See also
Anagrams
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laki/
Noun
laki
Usage notes
If reduplicated as laki-laki, it means male.