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Finnish
Etymology
laittaa (“to put, place; to prepare, make”) + -os. Coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in the mid-19th century; earlier attested in senses like “order, organization”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯tos/,
- Rhymes: -ɑitos
- Syllabification(key): lai‧tos
- Hyphenation(key): lai‧tos
Noun
laitos
- institution (long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with public service)
- (financial) institution
- (medical) institution
- institution (established organisation, especially in historical contexts)
- facility (institution specially designed for a specific purpose)
- plant (industrial or institutional building or facility)
- facility (physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.)
- department, faculty (division of a university)
- edition (written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time)
- Near-synonym: painos
Usage notes
- (edition): The difference between laitos and painos is that the former implies changes between different editions, while the latter refers more to printing runs. In less technical use, painos may be used for both.
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