lasku

From Proto-Finnic *lasku. Equivalent to laskea (“to lower, put down; to move down, come down, descend; to count, calculate”) +‎ -u.

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

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

• “lasku”, 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

• Klaus, kalsu, sulka

From Proto-Finnic *lasku, equivalent to laskia (“to lower”) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish lasku and Estonian lask.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsku/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsku/,
• Rhymes: -ɑsku
• Hyphenation: las‧ku

lasku

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

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

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

lasku m inan

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of lasek

laskõa +‎ -u

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

lasku

1. sunset
2. ebb

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