alentava

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlentɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑ̝le̞n̪ˌt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧len‧ta‧va

Adjective

alentava (comparative alentavampi, superlative alentavin)

1. humiliating, condescending
2. shameful
3. improper
4. Something below one's dignity.

   Sellainen käytös olisi arvolleni alentavaa.

   Such behavior would be below me.

Declension

Inflection of alentava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		alentava	alentavat
genitive		alentavan	alentavien
partitive		alentavaa	alentavia
illative		alentavaan	alentaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		alentava	alentavat
accusative	nom.	alentava	alentavat
	gen.	alentavan
genitive		alentavan	alentavien alentavainrare
partitive		alentavaa	alentavia
inessive		alentavassa	alentavissa
elative		alentavasta	alentavista
illative		alentavaan	alentaviin
adessive		alentavalla	alentavilla
ablative		alentavalta	alentavilta
allative		alentavalle	alentaville
essive		alentavana	alentavina
translative		alentavaksi	alentaviksi
abessive		alentavatta	alentavitta
instructive		—	alentavin
comitative		—	alentavine

Possessive forms of alentava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alentavani alentavani accusative nom. alentavani alentavani gen. alentavani genitive alentavani alentavieni alentavainirare partitive alentavaani alentaviani inessive alentavassani alentavissani elative alentavastani alentavistani illative alentavaani alentaviini adessive alentavallani alentavillani ablative alentavaltani alentaviltani allative alentavalleni alentavilleni essive alentavanani alentavinani translative alentavakseni alentavikseni abessive alentavattani alentavittani instructive — — comitative — alentavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alentavasi alentavasi accusative nom. alentavasi alentavasi gen. alentavasi genitive alentavasi alentaviesi alentavaisirare partitive alentavaasi alentaviasi inessive alentavassasi alentavissasi elative alentavastasi alentavistasi illative alentavaasi alentaviisi adessive alentavallasi alentavillasi ablative alentavaltasi alentaviltasi allative alentavallesi alentavillesi essive alentavanasi alentavinasi translative alentavaksesi alentaviksesi abessive alentavattasi alentavittasi instructive — — comitative — alentavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alentavamme alentavamme accusative nom. alentavamme alentavamme gen. alentavamme genitive alentavamme alentaviemme alentavaimmerare partitive alentavaamme alentaviamme inessive alentavassamme alentavissamme elative alentavastamme alentavistamme illative alentavaamme alentaviimme adessive alentavallamme alentavillamme ablative alentavaltamme alentaviltamme allative alentavallemme alentavillemme essive alentavanamme alentavinamme translative alentavaksemme alentaviksemme abessive alentavattamme alentavittamme instructive — — comitative — alentavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alentavanne alentavanne accusative nom. alentavanne alentavanne gen. alentavanne genitive alentavanne alentavienne alentavainnerare partitive alentavaanne alentavianne inessive alentavassanne alentavissanne elative alentavastanne alentavistanne illative alentavaanne alentaviinne adessive alentavallanne alentavillanne ablative alentavaltanne alentaviltanne allative alentavallenne alentavillenne essive alentavananne alentavinanne translative alentavaksenne alentaviksenne abessive alentavattanne alentavittanne instructive — — comitative — alentavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alentavansa alentavansa accusative nom. alentavansa alentavansa gen. alentavansa genitive alentavansa alentaviensa alentavainsarare partitive alentavaansa alentaviaan alentaviansa inessive alentavassaan alentavassansa alentavissaan alentavissansa elative alentavastaan alentavastansa alentavistaan alentavistansa illative alentavaansa alentaviinsa adessive alentavallaan alentavallansa alentavillaan alentavillansa ablative alentavaltaan alentavaltansa alentaviltaan alentaviltansa allative alentavalleen alentavallensa alentavilleen alentavillensa essive alentavanaan alentavanansa alentavinaan alentavinansa translative alentavakseen alentavaksensa alentavikseen alentaviksensa abessive alentavattaan alentavattansa alentavittaan alentavittansa instructive — — comitative — alentavineen alentavinensa

Derived terms

• alentavasti
• alentavuus

Participle

alentava

1. present active participle of alentaa

Further reading

• “alentava”, 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

• laventaa, valetaan

Galician

Verb

alentava

1. (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of alentar

Portuguese

Verb

alentava

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of alentar