laskusilta

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Finnish

Etymology

From lasku (act of lowering) +‎ silta (bridge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑskuˌsiltɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -iltɑ
  • Syllabification(key): las‧ku‧sil‧ta

Noun

laskusilta

  1. drawbridge (hinged bridge which can be raised to prevent it being crossed, as across a moat)
    Nyt kyllä viesti vääristyi matkalla: Kun käskin nostaa laskusillan, miehet laskivat nostosillan!
    Now, the message was distorted on the way, indeed: I commanded the crew to lift the fall bridge, and they fell the lift bridge!
  2. (nautical) gangway (bridge that can be lowered from a ship to allow crossing to and from the vessel)

Declension

Inflection of laskusilta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)
nominative laskusilta laskusillat
genitive laskusillan laskusiltojen
partitive laskusiltaa laskusiltoja
illative laskusiltaan laskusiltoihin
singular plural
nominative laskusilta laskusillat
accusative nom. laskusilta laskusillat
gen. laskusillan
genitive laskusillan laskusiltojen
laskusiltain rare
partitive laskusiltaa laskusiltoja
inessive laskusillassa laskusilloissa
elative laskusillasta laskusilloista
illative laskusiltaan laskusiltoihin
adessive laskusillalla laskusilloilla
ablative laskusillalta laskusilloilta
allative laskusillalle laskusilloille
essive laskusiltana laskusiltoina
translative laskusillaksi laskusilloiksi
abessive laskusillatta laskusilloitta
instructive laskusilloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of laskusilta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)

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