äly-

Finnish

Etymology

Probably a shortening of älyttömän (“ridiculously, extremely”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæly/, [ˈæly]

Prefix

äly-

  1. (colloquial, dialectal) extremely, totally, very, really (used as an intensifier in compound terms)
    Älyhyvää keittoa. ― Really good soup.
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