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ala-

ala-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Estonian

Prefix

ala-

  1. under-, lower, nether, sub-, inferior

Derived terms

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Finnish

(index al)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ala, from Proto-Uralic *ëla. Cognate with Estonian ala- and Hungarian alatt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɑlɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧-

Prefix

ala- ‎(comparative alempi, superlative alin)

  1. under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior.

Usage notes

  • Ala- is used as a nominal prefix, whereas ali- is used as a verbal prefix:

Inflection

Declension of ala-
noun case singular plural adverbial
form		 singular plural
nominative ala- – superessive alhaalla –
genitive – – delative alhaalta –
partitive – – sublative alhaalle –
accusative – – lative alas –
inessive – – temporal – –
elative – – causative – –
illative – – multiplicative – –
adessive alla – distributive – –
ablative alta – temp. dist. – –
allative alle – prolative ali
alitse 		–
essive – – situative allekkain
(alakkain)		 –
translative – – oppositive alatusten –
instructive – –
abessive – –
comitative – –

The cases of ala- serve in Finnish only as adverbs.

Antonyms

  • (under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior) ylä-
Derived terms
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Related terms

  • See the inflection table.
  • ali-
  • ala

Old Saxon

Related terms

Etymology

From al.

Prefix

ala-

  1. very, all
    alahwīt "very white"
    alajung "very young"
    alaefni "all plain"

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ala.

Prefix

ala-

  1. under-, lower, nether, sub-, inferior

Antonyms

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Veps_words_prefixed_with_ala-'>Veps words prefixed with ala-</a>

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ala, from Proto-Uralic *ëla. Cognate with Finnish ala- and Hungarian alatt.

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