alakanttiin

Finnish

Etymology

Illative of ala- +‎ kantti

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑˌkɑntːiːn/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌkɑ̝n̪t̪ːiːn]
Rhymes: -ɑntːiːn
Syllabification^(key): a‧la‧kant‧tiin

Adverb

alakanttiin (colloquial)

in a fashion that lowballs or underestimates

Inflection

→○	illative	alakanttiin
○	inessive	alakantissa
○→	elative	–

Further reading

“alakanttiin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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