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altis.

exposed, endangered, vulnerable

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɑltis/[ˈɑ̝l̪t̪is̠]
  1. exposed, endangered, vulnerable

    altis vaaralle
  2. ready, inclined, disposed, prone to (having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition)

  3. sensitive (responsive to stimuli)

  4. susceptible (likely to be affected by something)

    Hän oli alttiina vähäisille sairauksille.
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Traditionally a western Finnish dialectal word; no known cognates exist in other Finnic languages. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aldaz ~ *alþijaz (“old”) (for the ending, compare tyyris < *diurijaz; for the gradation, compare raitis << *raidi(ja)z), but the semantics are unclear; a shift like “old, grown” → “mature” → “ready” could be supposed (perhaps with secondary influence by folk etymology with ala-, through the verb altistaa being associated with alistaa).

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