lailla

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯lːɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑilːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lail‧la
  • Hyphenation(key): lail‧la

Etymology 1

< lajilla (the adessive singular form of laji (kind, sort))

Postposition

lailla [with genitive and/or possessive form]

  1. like, as (in a manner similar to)
Inflection

The possessive forms are not used that often.

Personal/possessive forms of lailla
no possessor lailla
possessor singular plural
1st person laillani laillamme
2nd person laillasi laillanne
3rd person laillaan
laillansa
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • samalla lailla (in the same way)
  • sillä lailla (in that way, like that)
  • tällä lailla (in this way, like this)
  • aika lailla (quite a bit, not a little)
  • hullun lailla (madly, like crazy)
See also

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

lailla

  1. adessive singular of laki (law)
    lailla kiellettyforbidden by law

Etymology 3

Noun

lailla

  1. adessive plural of laki (ceiling, summit)