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alla.

beneath, underneath, below

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɑlːɑ/[ˈɑ̝lːɑ̝]

  1. beneath, underneath, below

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *alla (compare Estonian all), from older *alna < *ala-na, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from ala- (“below, lower”). Now analyzed as a consonant-stem adessive of the stem ala-.

postp/ˈɑlːɑ/[ˈɑ̝lːɑ̝]

  1. under, underneath, below, beneath

    locative
    Pallo on pöydän alla.

  2. under (subject to)

    figuratively · informal · often
    työn alla
    uhan alla

  3. just before, only a short time before

    temporal
    Vaalien alla on esiintynyt uusia syytöksiä.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *alla (compare Estonian all), from older *alna < *ala-na, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from ala- (“below, lower”). Now analyzed as a consonant-stem adessive of the stem ala-.

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