alusvaate

== Finnish == === Etymology === alus- (“under-”) +‎ vaate (“garment”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlusˌʋɑːteˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠ˌʋɑ̝ːt̪e̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑːte Syllabification(key): a‧lus‧vaa‧te Hyphenation(key): alus‧vaate === Noun === alusvaate undergarment, piece of underwear (in the plural) underwear, underclothes, underclothing pitkät alusvaatteet ― long underwear / long johns (in the plural) lingerie (women's underwear, especially seductive ones) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alusvaate”, 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