lasku

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See also: ласку

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lasku. Equivalent to laskea +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Noun

lasku

  1. descent, fall, an instance of descending or moving lower down, sliding down a hill, landing of an airplane etc.
    Synonym: laskeutuminen
    Antonym: nousu
    viemäriputken lasku metriä kohden ― sewer pipe fall per meter
    pehmeä lasku ― soft landing
  2. lowering, putting down
    Synonym: laskeminen
    seppeleen lasku ― laying of the wreath
  3. decline, decrease
    Antonym: kasvu
    viiden prosentin lasku ― a five-percent decline
  4. letting (allowing movement or flow)
    Synonyms: laskeminen, päästö, päästäminen
    veden lasku hanasta ― letting water (flow) out of a tap
  5. bill, invoice, check
    luoda uusi lasku ― to create a new invoice
    Saisimmeko laskun?
    Could we get the bill?
  6. counting (act of counting, or determining the number of)
    pisteiden lasku ― counting points
  7. calculation, computation
    liukulukulasku ― floating-point computation
  8. (aviation) landing
    suorittaa lasku ― to carry out a landing
  9. (astronomy) setting, descending below the horizon
    Antonym: nousu
    kuun lasku ― setting of the moon

Declension

Inflection of lasku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative lasku laskut
genitive laskun laskujen
partitive laskua laskuja
illative laskuun laskuihin
singular plural
nominative lasku laskut
accusative nom. lasku laskut
gen. laskun
genitive laskun laskujen
partitive laskua laskuja
inessive laskussa laskuissa
elative laskusta laskuista
illative laskuun laskuihin
adessive laskulla laskuilla
ablative laskulta laskuilta
allative laskulle laskuille
essive laskuna laskuina
translative laskuksi laskuiksi
abessive laskutta laskuitta
instructive — laskuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lasku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laskuni laskuni
accusative nom. laskuni laskuni
gen. laskuni
genitive laskuni laskujeni
partitive laskuani laskujani
inessive laskussani laskuissani
elative laskustani laskuistani
illative laskuuni laskuihini
adessive laskullani laskuillani
ablative laskultani laskuiltani
allative laskulleni laskuilleni
essive laskunani laskuinani
translative laskukseni laskuikseni
abessive laskuttani laskuittani
instructive — —
comitative — laskuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laskusi laskusi
accusative nom. laskusi laskusi
gen. laskusi
genitive laskusi laskujesi
partitive laskuasi laskujasi
inessive laskussasi laskuissasi
elative laskustasi laskuistasi
illative laskuusi laskuihisi
adessive laskullasi laskuillasi
ablative laskultasi laskuiltasi
allative laskullesi laskuillesi
essive laskunasi laskuinasi
translative laskuksesi laskuiksesi
abessive laskuttasi laskuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — laskuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laskumme laskumme
accusative nom. laskumme laskumme
gen. laskumme
genitive laskumme laskujemme
partitive laskuamme laskujamme
inessive laskussamme laskuissamme
elative laskustamme laskuistamme
illative laskuumme laskuihimme
adessive laskullamme laskuillamme
ablative laskultamme laskuiltamme
allative laskullemme laskuillemme
essive laskunamme laskuinamme
translative laskuksemme laskuiksemme
abessive laskuttamme laskuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — laskuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laskunne laskunne
accusative nom. laskunne laskunne
gen. laskunne
genitive laskunne laskujenne
partitive laskuanne laskujanne
inessive laskussanne laskuissanne
elative laskustanne laskuistanne
illative laskuunne laskuihinne
adessive laskullanne laskuillanne
ablative laskultanne laskuiltanne
allative laskullenne laskuillenne
essive laskunanne laskuinanne
translative laskuksenne laskuiksenne
abessive laskuttanne laskuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — laskuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative laskunsa laskunsa
accusative nom. laskunsa laskunsa
gen. laskunsa
genitive laskunsa laskujensa
partitive laskuaan
laskuansa 		laskujaan
laskujansa
inessive laskussaan
laskussansa 		laskuissaan
laskuissansa
elative laskustaan
laskustansa 		laskuistaan
laskuistansa
illative laskuunsa laskuihinsa
adessive laskullaan
laskullansa 		laskuillaan
laskuillansa
ablative laskultaan
laskultansa 		laskuiltaan
laskuiltansa
allative laskulleen
laskullensa 		laskuilleen
laskuillensa
essive laskunaan
laskunansa 		laskuinaan
laskuinansa
translative laskukseen
laskuksensa 		laskuikseen
laskuiksensa
abessive laskuttaan
laskuttansa 		laskuittaan
laskuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — laskuineen
laskuinensa

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From laskia (“to lower”) +‎ -u. Akin to Finnish lasku.

Pronunciation

Noun

lasku

  1. ice hole through which a net is lowered
  2. setting (descending below the horizon)

Declension

Declension of lasku (type 4/koivu, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative lasku lasut
genitive lasun laskuin, laskuloin
partitive laskua laskuja, laskuloja
illative laskuu laskui, laskuloihe
inessive lasus lasuis, laskulois
elative lasust lasuist, laskuloist
allative lasulle lasuille, laskuloille
adessive lasul lasuil, laskuloil
ablative lasult lasuilt, laskuloilt
translative lasuks lasuiks, laskuloiks
essive laskunna, laskuun laskuinna, laskuloinna, laskuin, laskuloin
exessive1) laskunt laskuint, laskuloint
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.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 251

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlas.ku/
  • Rhymes: -asku
  • Syllabification: las‧ku

Noun

lasku m inan

  1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of lasek

Votic

Etymology

laskõa +‎ -u

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈlɑsku/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑsku
  • Hyphenation: las‧ku

Noun

lasku

  1. sunset
  2. ebb

Inflection

Declension of lasku (type II/võrkko, sk-zg gradation)
singular plural
nominative lasku lazgud
genitive lazgu laskujõ, laskui
partitive laskua laskuitõ, laskui
illative laskusõ, lasku laskuisõ
inessive lazguz laskuiz
elative lazgussõ laskuissõ
allative lazgulõ laskuilõ
adessive lazgullõ laskuillõ
ablative lazgultõ laskuiltõ
translative lazgussi laskuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lasku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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