-alainen
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
ala + -inen. See alainen.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /-ˌɑlɑi̯nen/, [-ˌɑ̝lɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
Rhymes: -ɑlɑinen
Syllabification(key): a‧lai‧nen
Hyphenation(key): alai‧nen
=== Adjective ===
-alainen
(in compounds) [with genitive]
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alainen.
navanalainen ― genital (literally, “under-navel”)
(no longer productive) Forms adjectives denoting state or common opinion.
kiistanalainen ― controversial (literally, “under-quarrel”)
naurunalainen ― ridiculous (literally, “under-laughter”)
(now chiefly law) under the authority (of), responsible (for)
rahanalainen ― hired, paid (literally, “under-money”)
sakonalainen ― punishable by fine (literally, “under fine”)
varsanalainen ― (of a horse) feeding a foal (literally, “under-foal”)
(dated) having an area (of)
tynnyrinalainen ― having an area equivalent to one tynnyrinala
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
“-alainen”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021, →ISSN.
“-alainen”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.