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laittaa.

to put, set, place

7 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlɑi̯tːɑːˣ/[ˈlɑ̝i̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to put, set, place

    transitive
    laittaa päälle
    laittaa pois päältä
  2. to prepare, make

    transitive
    laittaa ruokaa
  3. to send, dispatch

    transitive
    laittaa lapset kouluun
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lagittadak (“to place”), borrowed and derived from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (“to lay”).

verb/ˈlɑi̯tːɑːˣ/[ˈlɑ̝i̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to criticize

    dated · dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lagittadak (“to criticize”), borrowed and derived from Proto-Germanic *lahaną (“to blame”), or of the same origin as laittaa (etymology 1).

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