altavastaaja

== Finnish == === Etymology === alta (“from under, from below”) +‎ vastaaja (“answerer”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑˌʋɑstɑːjɑ/, [ˈɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ːjɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑstɑːjɑ Syllabification(key): al‧ta‧vas‧taa‧ja Hyphenation(key): alta‧vastaa‧ja === Noun === altavastaaja underdog (somebody thought to have slim chances to win) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “altavastaaja”, 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