lasku

From Proto-Finnic *lasku. Equivalent to laskea (“to lower, put down; to move down, come down, descend; to count, calculate”) +‎ -u.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsku/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ku]
• Rhymes: -ɑsku
• Hyphenation^(key): las‧ku

lasku

1. descent, fall, an instance of descending or moving lower down, sliding down a hill, landing of an airplane etc.

   Synonym: laskeutuminen

   Antonym: nousu

   viemäriputken lasku metriä kohden ― sewer pipe fall per meter

   pehmeä lasku ― soft landing

2. lowering, putting down

   Synonym: laskeminen

   seppeleen lasku ― laying of the wreath

3. decline, decrease

   Antonym: kasvu

   viiden prosentin lasku ― a five-percent decline

4. letting (allowing movement or flow)

   Synonyms: laskeminen, päästö, päästäminen

   veden lasku hanasta ― letting water (flow) out of a tap

5. bill, invoice, check

   luoda uusi lasku ― to create a new invoice

   Saisimmeko laskun?

   Could we get the bill?

6. counting (act of counting, or determining the number of)

   pisteiden lasku ― counting points

7. calculation, computation

   liukulukulasku ― floating-point computation

8. (aviation) landing

   suorittaa lasku ― to carry out a landing

9. (astronomy) setting, descending below the horizon

   Antonym: nousu

   kuun lasku ― setting of the moon

• “lasku”, 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 2023-07-02

• Klaus, kalsu, sulka

From Proto-Finnic *lasku, equivalent to laskia (“to lower”) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish lasku and Estonian lask.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsku/, [ˈɫɑs̠kŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsku/, [ˈɫɑʃku]
• Rhymes: -ɑsku
• Hyphenation: las‧ku

lasku

1. ice hole through which a net is lowered
2. setting (descending below the horizon)

Declension of lasku (type 4/koivu, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lasku	lasut
genitive	lasun	laskuin, laskuloin
partitive	laskua	laskuja, laskuloja
illative	laskuu	laskui, laskuloihe
inessive	lasus	lasuis, laskulois
elative	lasust	lasuist, laskuloist
allative	lasulle	lasuille, laskuloille
adessive	lasul	lasuil, laskuloil
ablative	lasult	lasuilt, laskuloilt
translative	lasuks	lasuiks, laskuloiks
essive	laskunna, laskuun	laskuinna, laskuloinna, laskuin, laskuloin
exessive1)	laskunt	laskuint, laskuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 251

• IPA^(key): /ˈlas.ku/
• Rhymes: -asku
• Syllabification: las‧ku

lasku m inan

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of lasek

laskõa +‎ -u

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsku/, [ˈɫɑsku]
• Rhymes: -ɑsku
• Hyphenation: las‧ku

lasku

1. sunset
2. ebb

Declension of lasku (type II/võrkko, sk-zg gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lasku	lazgud
genitive	lazgu	laskujõ, laskui
partitive	laskua	laskuitõ, laskui
illative	laskusõ, lasku	laskuisõ
inessive	lazguz	laskuiz
elative	lazgussõ	laskuissõ
allative	lazgulõ	laskuilõ
adessive	lazgullõ	laskuillõ
ablative	lazgultõ	laskuiltõ
translative	lazgussi	laskuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lasku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn