lailla

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯lːɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lail‧la

< lajilla (the adessive singular form of laji (“kind, sort”))

lailla (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)

1. like, as (in a manner similar to)

The possessive forms are not used that often.

• tavalla

• samalla lailla (“in the same way”)
• sillä lailla (“in that way, like that”)
• tällä lailla (“in this way, like this”)
• aika lailla (“quite a bit, not a little”)
• hullun lailla (“madly, like crazy”)

• kuin

• “lailla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

lailla

1. adessive singular of laki (sense law).

   lailla kielletty

   forbidden by law

lailla

1. adessive plural of laki (sense summit, peak).