laite

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”)).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯teˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑite
• Hyphenation^(key): lai‧te

laite

1. device, apparatus, appliance
2. (in the plural) equipment, appliances (devices or apparata for a specific purpose)
3. ride (in amusement parks); ellipsis of huvipuistolaite (“amusement ride”).
4. (chiefly in compounds) arrangement (of things)

   kukkalaite ― floral arrangement

• “laite”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• lieat

• IPA^(key): /lɛt/

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laite f (plural laites)

1. milt (fish sperm)

• “laite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

laite

1. Alternative form of leyt