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laki.

act (a specific legal statute, inferior to a constitution)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑki/[ˈlɑ̝k̟i]
  1. act (a specific legal statute, inferior to a constitution)

    laki metsätuhojen torjunnasta
  2. statute (written law, either a constitution or an act, as laid down by the legislature)

  3. law (collection of acts)

    uncountable
    lain mukaan
  4. code (official collection of laws)

    Hammurabin laki
  5. law (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena; mathematical or logical rule)

    fysiikan lait
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish lagh (compare Swedish lag), from Old Norse lǫg.

noun/ˈlɑki/[ˈlɑ̝k̟i]
  1. summit (topmost point of e.g. a hill or trajectory)

  2. ceiling (overhead closure of a room, structure, etc.)

  3. crown (highest point or part of a tunnel)

  4. crown, obvert (highest point in a pipe)

    laen yläpinta
    laen alapinta
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *laki (compare Estonian lagi), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *flakô (compare Old Norse flaki).

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