laki

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

laki

1. A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or trajectory.

Declension

Declension of laki (type ovi) singular plural nominative laki laet genitive laen lakien partitive lakea lakia accusative laki laen laet inessive laessa laissa elative laesta laista illative lakeen lakiin adessive laella lailla ablative laelta lailta allative laelle laille essive lakena lakina translative laeksi laiksi instructive – lain abessive laetta laitta comitative – lakineen

Compounds

• lakipiste
• suulaki

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish lagh, compare Swedish lag.

Noun

laki

1. law
2. code (official collection of laws)

   Hammurabin laki

   code of Hammurabi

Declension

Declension of laki (type risti) singular plural nominative laki lait genitive lain lakien partitive lakia lakeja accusative laki lain lait inessive laissa laeissa elative laista laeista illative lakiin lakeihin adessive lailla laeilla ablative lailta laeilta allative laille laeille essive lakina lakeina translative laiksi laeiksi instructive – laein abessive laitta laeitta comitative – lakeineen

Usage notes

• As a legal statute, laki is superior to asetus and inferior to perustuslaki.

Derived terms

• adjectives: laillinen, laiton

Compounds

• lainsäädäntö
• lainopillinen
• lainkuuliainen
• lainmukainen
• lainvoima
• perustuslaki
• rikoslaki

See also

• asetus
• luku
• pykälä
• momentti
• oikeus

Anagrams

• kali, lika

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Indonesian

Noun

laki

1. husband

Usage notes

If reduplicated as laki-laki, it means male.

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Swahili

Etymology 1

Verb

laki

1. to meet

Etymology 2

From Hindustani लाख/لاکھ

Numeral

laki

1. hundred thousand; lakh, lac

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Tagalog

Noun

laki

1. size