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alta.

from under, from underneath, from beneath

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

postp/ˈɑltɑ/[ˈɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
  1. from under, from underneath, from beneath

    Pallo vieri pöydän alta.
  2. from under (subject to)

    figuratively · informal · often
    paeta sodan alta
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *alta (compare Estonian alt), from older *alta < *ala-ta, an archaic inflected form with the ablative suffix Proto-Uralic *-ta onto ala- (“below, lower”). Now analyzed as the ablative singular of the stem ala-.

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