allaal

Ingrian

Spatial inflection of *allaal*
→○	sublative	allaalle
○	superessive	allaal
○→	delative	allaalt

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ala-. Akin to Finnish alhaalla.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑːlːɑ/, [ˈɑɫːɑɫː]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑhɑːl/, [ˈɑɫɑhɑːɫ]

Rhymes: -ɑlɑːlː, -ɑlɑhɑːl

Hyphenation: al‧laal

Adverb

allaal

(of location) below, on the bottom
- 1937, N. S. Popova, A. Kolesova, transl., Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
  Kaks kruggaa yllääl, kaks kruggaa allaal, yks kruga keskeel.
  Two circles above, two circles below, one circle in between.
(of location) downstairs

Antonyms

yllääl

Coordinate terms

keskeel (“in between”)

Related terms

ala-, allaa, alemmaal, alemmas, alempain

References

V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 133
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 10

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