alaspäin

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Finnish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

alas päin

Etymology[edit]

alas +‎ -päin

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑsˌpæi̯n/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝s̠ˌpæi̯n]
Rhymes: -æin
Syllabification^(key): a‧las‧päin

Adverb[edit]

alaspäin

downwards (from a high position to a lower one)

Derived terms[edit]

alaspäinen

compounds

alaspäinmeno

Related terms[edit]

altapäin

Further reading[edit]

“alaspäin”, 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

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From alas (“down”) +‎ -päin. Akin to Finnish alaspäin.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑsˌpæi̯/, [ˈɑɫɑs̠ˌpæi̯]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑsˌpæi̯n/, [ˈɑɫɑʃˌpæi̯n]
Rhymes: -æi̯, -æi̯n
Hyphenation: a‧las‧päin

Adverb[edit]

alaspäin

(of motion) downwards

References[edit]

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11

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