alhaalla

Finnish

Etymology

ala- +‎ -(h)alla; the 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
Hyphenation^(key): al‧haal‧la

Adverb

alhaalla

(static) down below, below
(static) down there/here
(static) downstairs
(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	–	–

“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