alakuloinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === ala- +‎ kulo +‎ -inen. The middle component is of unknown origin. It is possibly from kulo (“dry, dead grass”) in reference to such grass being flattened down, thus "beat down". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌkuloi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌkulo̞i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -uloinen Syllabification(key): a‧la‧ku‧loi‧nen Hyphenation(key): ala‧kuloi‧nen === Adjective === alakuloinen (comparative alakuloisempi, superlative alakuloisin) blue, melancholic in low spirits, dejected, down ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== alakulo (back-formation) alakuloisesti alakuloisuus ==== See also ==== masentunut surullinen === Further reading === “alakuloinen”, 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