alakkain

Finnish

Alternative forms

• alekkain
• allekkain

Etymology

ala- +‎ -kkain (situative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑkːɑi̯n/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝kːɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑkːɑin
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lak‧kain

Adverb

alakkain

1. one below another

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 – –

Derived terms

• alakkainen

 

Further reading

• “alakkain”, 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

Anagrams

• lakikaan