laita

From Proto-Finnic *laita (“edge, border”) (compare Estonian laid, Ingrian laita, Karelian laita, Veps laid, Votic laitõ). Probably related to *laita (“route, way”) (which could rather be the direct origin of the sense "state of affairs"), in which case borrowed from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑitɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): lai‧ta

laita

1. edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side (outer limit of something)

   pöydän laita ― edge of a table

2. brim (topmost rim or lip of a container)
3. outskirt (remote part of a town or city)

   Minä asun kaupungin laidalla.

   I live on the outskirts of the city.

4. state of affairs, status; often translated into English with "to be doing"

   Kuinka hänen laitansa oikein on?

   How is he actually doing?

   Asian laita on siten, että...

   The fact of the matter is that...

5. (ice hockey) board
6. (sports) wing

   oikea laita ― right wing

• (outer limit, brim, outskirt): reuna

• laide

• “laita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯tɑˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑitɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): lai‧ta

laita

1. inflection of laittaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

• Altai, ailta, alati, alita, iltaa, laati, latia, liata, talia, tilaa

From English lighter.

• IPA^(key): /lái.tàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [léi.tàː]

laitā̀ f (plural laitōcī, possessed form laitàr̃)

1. lighter (for cigarettes)

From Proto-Finnic *laita. Cognates include Finnish laita and Estonian laid.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɫɑi̯t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɫɑi̯d̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯t, -ɑi̯tɑ
• Hyphenation: lai‧ta

laita

1. rim
2. side of a boat or ship

• (rim): varo

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 244