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laite.

device, apparatus, appliance

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑi̯teˣ/[ˈlɑ̝i̯t̪e̞(ʔ)]

  1. device, apparatus, appliance

  2. equipment, appliances (devices or apparata for a specific purpose)

    in-plural

  3. ride (in amusement parks); ellipsis of huvipuistolaite (“amusement ride”)

  4. arrangement (of things)

    in-compounds
    kukkalaite
Where this word comes from

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”)).

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