perälauta

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • tailgate, tailboard hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle
  • fallback clause in a contract which leaves some element of the settlement to depend on future negotiations, a clause that stipulates the outcome in case no other agreement is reached

Etymology

Compound from Finnish perä (origin, back, hind, rear, remote, back-end, tail end, stern, butt, rear aft part of anything, behind, aft, tail) + Finnish lauta (board).

Origin

Finnish

lauta

Gloss

board

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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