alakynnessä

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌkynːesːæ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌk̟ynːe̞s̠ːæ] Rhymes: -ynːesːæ Syllabification(key): a‧la‧kyn‧nes‧sä Hyphenation(key): ala‧kynnes‧sä === Noun === alakynnessä inessive singular of alakynsi === Adverb === alakynnessä disadvantaged, unlikely to succeed, the underdog ==== Usage notes ==== This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva. ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “alakynnessä”, 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