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.
laita
| Inflection of laita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laita | laidat | |
| genitive | laidan | laitojen | |
| partitive | laitaa | laitoja | |
| illative | laitaan | laitoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | laita | laidat | |
| accusative | nom. | laita | laidat |
| gen. | laidan | ||
| genitive | laidan | laitojen laitain rare | |
| partitive | laitaa | laitoja | |
| inessive | laidassa | laidoissa | |
| elative | laidasta | laidoista | |
| illative | laitaan | laitoihin | |
| adessive | laidalla | laidoilla | |
| ablative | laidalta | laidoilta | |
| allative | laidalle | laidoille | |
| essive | laitana | laitoina | |
| translative | laidaksi | laidoiksi | |
| abessive | laidatta | laidoitta | |
| instructive | — | laidoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
laita
laitā̀ f (plural laitōcī, possessed form laitàr̃)
From Proto-Finnic *laita. Cognates include Finnish laita and Estonian laid.
laita
| Declension of laita (type 3/kana, it-ij gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | laita | laijat |
| genitive | laijan | laitoin |
| partitive | laitaa | laitoja |
| illative | laitaa | laitoi |
| inessive | laijaas | laijois |
| elative | laijast | laijoist |
| allative | laijalle | laijoille |
| adessive | laijaal | laijoil |
| ablative | laijalt | laijoilt |
| translative | laijaks | laijoiks |
| essive | laitanna, laitaan | laitoinna, laitoin |
| exessive1) | laitant | laitoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||