alhaalle

Finnish

Etymology

ala- +‎ -(h)alle; the sublative singular of ala-. See alhaalla for details on development.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlhɑːlːeˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lhɑ̝ːlːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlhɑːlːe
• Hyphenation^(key): al‧haal‧le

Adverb

alhaalle

1. expresses movement to a spatially lower position
   1. down below, below
   2. down there/here
   3. to the bottom (part of something)

Usage notes

Alhaalle is rather rarely used, probably because it can normally be replaced with shorter alas or alle.

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 – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

As an adverb, alhaalle is not inflected in the ordinary sense of the word. However, it can be regarded as belonging to a goup of adverbs which indicate different aspects of a spatially low location and appear as if they were cases of a common root which has disappeared from the language.

Synonyms

• alas
• alle

Derived terms

• alhaallepäin

 

Further reading

• “alhaalle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02