alemmaal

Ingrian

Spatial inflection of alemmaal
↗︎○ allative alemmalle
adessive alemmaal
○↘︎ ablative alemmalt

Etymology

Allative singular of a hypothetical *alemp, from the comparative of Proto-Finnic *ala.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑlemːɑlːɑ/, [ˈɑɫe̞mːəɫː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑlemːɑːl/, [ˈɑɫe̞mːɑːɫ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlemːɑlː, -ɑlemːɑːl
  • Hyphenation: a‧lem‧maal

Adverb

alemmaal

  1. (of location) lower
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Min alemmaal ono päivyt maan päält, sen pitemp on kupahain, a min hää ono ylempään, sen lyhemp ono kupahain.
      The lower the sun is along the earth, the longer is the shadow, and the higher it is, the shorter is the shadow.

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