laskea

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to lower, drop
  • (transitive) to put down, set down, lay down
  • (transitive) to lay e.g. the foundation of sth
  • (transitive) with adverbs or verbs to let
  • (transitive) laskea ~ liikkeelle/laskea liikkeeseen = to release, put into circulation, issue
  • (transitive) to (let) run, (let) flow
  • (transitive) to count, tally the number of sth
  • (transitive) to count enumerate numbers
  • (transitive) to calculate, figure
  • (transitive) to lower e.g. prices, to decrease the amount of sth
  • (transitive) to find, consider
  • (intransitive) to fall, drop
  • (intransitive) to lower e.g. of prices, decrease e.g. of the amount of sth
  • (intransitive) to slope down, descend, drop off
  • (intransitive) to slide (down; by using some vehicle or instrument)
  • (intransitive) to flow to a larger body of water
  • (intransitive) to set
  • (nautical) to bear down, bear away to sail away from the wind

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *laskedak inherited from Proto-Uralic *laćke-.

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*laćke-

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