alakynnessä
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌkynːesːæ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌk̟ynːe̞s̠ːæ]
- Rhymes: -ynːesːæ
- Syllabification(key): a‧la‧kyn‧nes‧sä
Noun edit
alakynnessä
Adverb edit
alakynnessä
- disadvantaged, unlikely to succeed, the underdog
Usage notes edit
This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Inflection edit
| →○ | illative | alakynteen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | alakynnessä |
| ○→ | elative | – |
Further reading edit
- “alakynnessä”, 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