ala-aste

Finnish

Etymology

Compound of ala- (“lower”) +‎ aste (“degree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑˌ(ʔ)ɑsteˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑste
• Syllabification^(key): a‧la‧as‧te

Noun

ala-aste (dated)

1. elementary school, primary school (the lower level of the comprehensive school consisting of grades 1 through 6)

Usage notes

• The administrative division of the comprehensive school into ala-aste and yläaste (“junior high school”) has been discontinued, but the terms are still used colloquially, as well as the synonyms alakoulu and yläkoulu.

Declension

Synonyms

• alakoulu

Derived terms

See also

• lukio
• yläaste

Further reading

• “ala-aste”, 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

Anagrams

• atsalea