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laskea

Pronunciation: /ˈlɑskeɑˣ/

“laskea” is a Finnish word. Its 19 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to lower, move down
  2. to put down, set down, lay down, lay
  3. to lower, decrease, bring down (e.g. prices or the amount of something) (atelic without a target)
  4. to slope down, descend, drop off
  5. to slide down (by using some vehicle or instrument)
  6. to set (go below the horizon)
  7. to flow to a larger body of water
  8. to bear down, bear away (to sail away from the wind)
  9. to veer (shift in a clockwise direction)
  10. to lower, decrease, come down (e.g. prices or the amount of something)
  11. to let (now mostly confined to fixed phrases and the more specific subsenses)
  12. to (let) run, (let) flow, draw (off)
  13. to let out, issue, release (often with liikkeelle or liikkeeseen)
  14. to let out (of one's mouth), let flow
  15. to count, tally (the number of something)
  16. to count (enumerate numbers)
  17. to calculate, compute
  18. to calculate, figure, estimate
  19. to find, consider

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laskëdak (compare Estonian laskma), from Proto-Uralic *lëćke- (compare Erzya ластямс (lasťams, “to saddle”), Moksha ласькомс (laśkoms, “to run”)). Semantic development * (to lower, drop, put down): Inherited from at least Proto-Finnic. *: → (to bring down, decrease): Figurative development. * (to go lower, move down, fall, drop): Inherited from at least Proto-Finnic. *: → (to…

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