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alue.

area, region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑlueˣ/[ˈɑ̝lue̞(ʔ)]
  1. area, region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface)

  2. region, area (regional subdivisions)

  3. region, area (regional subdivisions) oblast (regional administrative unit in Russia)

  4. reserve (tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose)

    in-compounds · usually
    metsätalousalue
  5. area, region, extent (range of values or locations)

  6. domain (geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization)

  7. band (wavelength band)

    mikroaaltoalue
  8. domain

  9. register (range of a voice or instrument)

    in-compounds
    bassoalue
    diskanttialue
  10. synonym of ala (“field; course of study or domain of knowledge or practice”)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *alovëh. Equivalent to ala (“area”) + -ue. First attested in 1829 in an edition of the newspaper Oulun Wiikko-Sanomia. According to SSA, the form alue may have been adopted in the standard language as a result of Karelian influence (Karelian aloveh), being native only in the 'easternmost' of dialects; the Tavastian dialectal word aloo is probably related, however.

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