aalto

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *alto, borrowed from Proto-Norse, from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ, whence also allas and Old Norse alda (“wave”). Cognate with Ingrian alto, Ludian aldo, Veps ald. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːlto/, [ˈɑ̝ːl̪t̪o̞] Rhymes: -ɑːlto Syllabification(key): aal‧to Hyphenation(key): aal‧to === Noun === aalto wave (on the surface of a liquid) Synonym: laine (physics) wave (figurative) wave (an advancing increase in something); outbreak flunssa-aalto ― seasonal flu outbreak konkurssiaalto ― a wave of bankruptcies ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “aalto”, 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 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === laota, latoa, loata, oalta, olaat, taloa