Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯ton/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯t̪o̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑiton
- Syllabification(key): lai‧ton
- Hyphenation(key): lai‧ton
Etymology 1
laki (“law”) + -ton (“-less”)
Adjective
laiton (comparative laittomampi, superlative laittomin)
- illegal, illegitimate, lawless, unlawful (contrary to or forbidden by law)
- unlawful, illicit (not approved by law, but not invalid)
- lawless, extralegal (not governed by any law)
- lawless (not restrained by the law or by discipline)
- (baseball, pesäpallo) foul
Declension
| Inflection of laiton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
|
| nominative
|
laiton
|
laittomat
|
| genitive
|
laittoman
|
laittomien
|
| partitive
|
laitonta
|
laittomia
|
| illative
|
laittomaan
|
laittomiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laiton
|
laittomat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laiton
|
laittomat
|
| gen.
|
laittoman
|
| genitive
|
laittoman
|
laittomien
laitonten rare
|
| partitive
|
laitonta
|
laittomia
|
| inessive
|
laittomassa
|
laittomissa
|
| elative
|
laittomasta
|
laittomista
|
| illative
|
laittomaan
|
laittomiin
|
| adessive
|
laittomalla
|
laittomilla
|
| ablative
|
laittomalta
|
laittomilta
|
| allative
|
laittomalle
|
laittomille
|
| essive
|
laittomana
|
laittomina
|
| translative
|
laittomaksi
|
laittomiksi
|
| abessive
|
laittomatta
|
laittomitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
laittomin
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittomine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomani
|
laittomani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomani
|
laittomani
|
| gen.
|
laittomani
|
| genitive
|
laittomani
|
laittomieni
laitonteni rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontani
|
laittomiani
|
| inessive
|
laittomassani
|
laittomissani
|
| elative
|
laittomastani
|
laittomistani
|
| illative
|
laittomaani
|
laittomiini
|
| adessive
|
laittomallani
|
laittomillani
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltani
|
laittomiltani
|
| allative
|
laittomalleni
|
laittomilleni
|
| essive
|
laittomanani
|
laittominani
|
| translative
|
laittomakseni
|
laittomikseni
|
| abessive
|
laittomattani
|
laittomittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittomineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomasi
|
laittomasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomasi
|
laittomasi
|
| gen.
|
laittomasi
|
| genitive
|
laittomasi
|
laittomiesi
laitontesi rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontasi
|
laittomiasi
|
| inessive
|
laittomassasi
|
laittomissasi
|
| elative
|
laittomastasi
|
laittomistasi
|
| illative
|
laittomaasi
|
laittomiisi
|
| adessive
|
laittomallasi
|
laittomillasi
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltasi
|
laittomiltasi
|
| allative
|
laittomallesi
|
laittomillesi
|
| essive
|
laittomanasi
|
laittominasi
|
| translative
|
laittomaksesi
|
laittomiksesi
|
| abessive
|
laittomattasi
|
laittomittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittominesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomamme
|
laittomamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomamme
|
laittomamme
|
| gen.
|
laittomamme
|
| genitive
|
laittomamme
|
laittomiemme
laitontemme rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontamme
|
laittomiamme
|
| inessive
|
laittomassamme
|
laittomissamme
|
| elative
|
laittomastamme
|
laittomistamme
|
| illative
|
laittomaamme
|
laittomiimme
|
| adessive
|
laittomallamme
|
laittomillamme
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltamme
|
laittomiltamme
|
| allative
|
laittomallemme
|
laittomillemme
|
| essive
|
laittomanamme
|
laittominamme
|
| translative
|
laittomaksemme
|
laittomiksemme
|
| abessive
|
laittomattamme
|
laittomittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittominemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomanne
|
laittomanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomanne
|
laittomanne
|
| gen.
|
laittomanne
|
| genitive
|
laittomanne
|
laittomienne
laitontenne rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontanne
|
laittomianne
|
| inessive
|
laittomassanne
|
laittomissanne
|
| elative
|
laittomastanne
|
laittomistanne
|
| illative
|
laittomaanne
|
laittomiinne
|
| adessive
|
laittomallanne
|
laittomillanne
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltanne
|
laittomiltanne
|
| allative
|
laittomallenne
|
laittomillenne
|
| essive
|
laittomananne
|
laittominanne
|
| translative
|
laittomaksenne
|
laittomiksenne
|
| abessive
|
laittomattanne
|
laittomittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittominenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomansa
|
laittomansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomansa
|
laittomansa
|
| gen.
|
laittomansa
|
| genitive
|
laittomansa
|
laittomiensa
laitontensa rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontaan
laitontansa
|
laittomiaan
laittomiansa
|
| inessive
|
laittomassaan
laittomassansa
|
laittomissaan
laittomissansa
|
| elative
|
laittomastaan
laittomastansa
|
laittomistaan
laittomistansa
|
| illative
|
laittomaansa
|
laittomiinsa
|
| adessive
|
laittomallaan
laittomallansa
|
laittomillaan
laittomillansa
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltaan
laittomaltansa
|
laittomiltaan
laittomiltansa
|
| allative
|
laittomalleen
laittomallensa
|
laittomilleen
laittomillensa
|
| essive
|
laittomanaan
laittomanansa
|
laittominaan
laittominansa
|
| translative
|
laittomakseen
laittomaksensa
|
laittomikseen
laittomiksensa
|
| abessive
|
laittomattaan
laittomattansa
|
laittomittaan
laittomittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittomineen
laittominensa
|
|
Synonyms
Antonyms
Noun
laiton
- (baseball, pesäpallo) foul ball (ball that lands on foul territory)
Declension
| Inflection of laiton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
|
| nominative
|
laiton
|
laittomat
|
| genitive
|
laittoman
|
laittomien
|
| partitive
|
laitonta
|
laittomia
|
| illative
|
laittomaan
|
laittomiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laiton
|
laittomat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laiton
|
laittomat
|
| gen.
|
laittoman
|
| genitive
|
laittoman
|
laittomien
laitonten rare
|
| partitive
|
laitonta
|
laittomia
|
| inessive
|
laittomassa
|
laittomissa
|
| elative
|
laittomasta
|
laittomista
|
| illative
|
laittomaan
|
laittomiin
|
| adessive
|
laittomalla
|
laittomilla
|
| ablative
|
laittomalta
|
laittomilta
|
| allative
|
laittomalle
|
laittomille
|
| essive
|
laittomana
|
laittomina
|
| translative
|
laittomaksi
|
laittomiksi
|
| abessive
|
laittomatta
|
laittomitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
laittomin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomani
|
laittomani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomani
|
laittomani
|
| gen.
|
laittomani
|
| genitive
|
laittomani
|
laittomieni
laitonteni rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontani
|
laittomiani
|
| inessive
|
laittomassani
|
laittomissani
|
| elative
|
laittomastani
|
laittomistani
|
| illative
|
laittomaani
|
laittomiini
|
| adessive
|
laittomallani
|
laittomillani
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltani
|
laittomiltani
|
| allative
|
laittomalleni
|
laittomilleni
|
| essive
|
laittomanani
|
laittominani
|
| translative
|
laittomakseni
|
laittomikseni
|
| abessive
|
laittomattani
|
laittomittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittomineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomasi
|
laittomasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomasi
|
laittomasi
|
| gen.
|
laittomasi
|
| genitive
|
laittomasi
|
laittomiesi
laitontesi rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontasi
|
laittomiasi
|
| inessive
|
laittomassasi
|
laittomissasi
|
| elative
|
laittomastasi
|
laittomistasi
|
| illative
|
laittomaasi
|
laittomiisi
|
| adessive
|
laittomallasi
|
laittomillasi
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltasi
|
laittomiltasi
|
| allative
|
laittomallesi
|
laittomillesi
|
| essive
|
laittomanasi
|
laittominasi
|
| translative
|
laittomaksesi
|
laittomiksesi
|
| abessive
|
laittomattasi
|
laittomittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittominesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomamme
|
laittomamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomamme
|
laittomamme
|
| gen.
|
laittomamme
|
| genitive
|
laittomamme
|
laittomiemme
laitontemme rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontamme
|
laittomiamme
|
| inessive
|
laittomassamme
|
laittomissamme
|
| elative
|
laittomastamme
|
laittomistamme
|
| illative
|
laittomaamme
|
laittomiimme
|
| adessive
|
laittomallamme
|
laittomillamme
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltamme
|
laittomiltamme
|
| allative
|
laittomallemme
|
laittomillemme
|
| essive
|
laittomanamme
|
laittominamme
|
| translative
|
laittomaksemme
|
laittomiksemme
|
| abessive
|
laittomattamme
|
laittomittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittominemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomanne
|
laittomanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomanne
|
laittomanne
|
| gen.
|
laittomanne
|
| genitive
|
laittomanne
|
laittomienne
laitontenne rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontanne
|
laittomianne
|
| inessive
|
laittomassanne
|
laittomissanne
|
| elative
|
laittomastanne
|
laittomistanne
|
| illative
|
laittomaanne
|
laittomiinne
|
| adessive
|
laittomallanne
|
laittomillanne
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltanne
|
laittomiltanne
|
| allative
|
laittomallenne
|
laittomillenne
|
| essive
|
laittomananne
|
laittominanne
|
| translative
|
laittomaksenne
|
laittomiksenne
|
| abessive
|
laittomattanne
|
laittomittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittominenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laittomansa
|
laittomansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laittomansa
|
laittomansa
|
| gen.
|
laittomansa
|
| genitive
|
laittomansa
|
laittomiensa
laitontensa rare
|
| partitive
|
laitontaan
laitontansa
|
laittomiaan
laittomiansa
|
| inessive
|
laittomassaan
laittomassansa
|
laittomissaan
laittomissansa
|
| elative
|
laittomastaan
laittomastansa
|
laittomistaan
laittomistansa
|
| illative
|
laittomaansa
|
laittomiinsa
|
| adessive
|
laittomallaan
laittomallansa
|
laittomillaan
laittomillansa
|
| ablative
|
laittomaltaan
laittomaltansa
|
laittomiltaan
laittomiltansa
|
| allative
|
laittomalleen
laittomallensa
|
laittomilleen
laittomillensa
|
| essive
|
laittomanaan
laittomanansa
|
laittominaan
laittominansa
|
| translative
|
laittomakseen
laittomaksensa
|
laittomikseen
laittomiksensa
|
| abessive
|
laittomattaan
laittomattansa
|
laittomittaan
laittomittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laittomineen
laittominensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Noun
laiton
- genitive singular of laitto
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لَاطُون (lāṭūn, “copper, copper alloy”), itself from Proto-Common Turkic *altun (“gold”). See Turkish altın, Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 (altun, “gold”), Karakhanid اَلْتُونْ (altūn, “gold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛ.tɔ̃/ ~ /le.tɔ̃/
Noun
laiton m (uncountable)
- brass (the alloy)
Further reading