alhaalla

Finnish

Etymology

ala- +‎ -(h)alla; superessive singular of the stem ala-. The original form of this word can be seen in alahalla (which shows one of the original forms of the superessive suffix -alla, or alternatively is the same as the -h- in -hinen), from which the standard form has developed by metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlhɑːlːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lhɑ̝ːlːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlhɑːlːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): al‧haal‧la

Adverb

alhaalla

1. (static) down below, below
2. (static) down there/here
3. (static) downstairs
4. (static) at the bottom

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 – –

Further reading

• “alhaalla”, 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