lailla

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯lːɑ/, [ˈlɑi̯lːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑilːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lail‧la

Noun

lailla

  1. adessive plural of laki (sense summit, peak).

Noun

lailla

  1. adessive singular of laki (sense law).
    lailla kielletty
    forbidden by law

Etymology 3

< lajilla (the adessive singular form of laji (“kind, sort”))

Postposition

lailla (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)

  1. like, as (in a manner similar to)
Inflection

The possessive forms are not used that often.

Personal/possessive forms of lailla
no possessor lailla
possessor singular plural
1st person laillani laillamme
2nd person laillasi laillanne
3rd person laillaan
laillansa
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • samalla lailla (“in the same way”)
  • sillä lailla (“in that way, like that”)
  • tällä lailla (“in this way, like this”)
  • aika lailla (“quite a bit, not a little”)
  • hullun lailla (“madly, like crazy”)
See also
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