alentaa

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === alene- +‎ -taa ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɑlentɑːˣ/, [ˈɑ̝le̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑlentɑː Syllabification(key): a‧len‧taa Hyphenation(key): alen‧taa ==== Verb ==== alentaa (transitive) to lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish (transitive) to slash, mark down, bring down (prices) (transitive) to degrade, demote, abase, humiliate (a person) (transitive) to demote [with translative ‘to, into a position’] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (to humiliate, degrade): nöyryyttää ===== Antonyms ===== ylentää ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “alentaa”, 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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɑlentɑː/, [ˈɑ̝le̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑlentɑː Syllabification(key): a‧len‧taa Hyphenation(key): alen‧taa ==== Verb ==== alentaa third-person singular present indicative of alentaa === Anagrams === aletaan == Ingrian == === Etymology === From aleta (“to descend”) +‎ -taa. Akin to Finnish alentaa. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑlentɑː/, [ˈɑɫe̞ˑntɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑlentɑː/, [ˈɑɫe̞ˑnd̥ɑː] Rhymes: -ɑlentɑː Hyphenation: a‧len‧taa === Verb === alentaa (transitive) to lower (transitive, of a voice) to lower Alentakkaa teijen äänet! ― Lower your voices! ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11