laita.
edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side (outer limit, or the area right beside the outer limit, of something)
Meaning & usage
edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side (outer limit, or the area right beside the outer limit, of something)
pöydän laita
board (side of a ship)
the upright side of a container, such as a bathtub, stockpot or drinking glass
brim (topmost rim or lip of a container)
outskirt (remote part of a town or city)
Minä asun kaupungin laidalla.
state of affairs, status
Kuinka hänen laitansa oikein on?
Asian laita on siten, että...
wing (position in several field games on either side of the field)
oikea laita
board (wall surrounding ice hockey rink)
Where this word comes from
From 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.
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