alaspäin

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Finnish

Alternative forms

alas päin

Etymology

alas +‎ -päin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑsˌpæi̯n/,
Rhymes: -æin
Hyphenation^(key): alas‧päin

Adverb

alaspäin

downwards (from a high position to a lower one)

Derived terms

alaspäinen

(compounds):

alaspäinmeno

Related terms

altapäin

Further reading

“alaspäin”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

From alas (“down”) +‎ -päin. Akin to Finnish alaspäin.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑsˌpæi̯/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑsˌpæi̯n/,
Rhymes: -æi̯, -æi̯n
Hyphenation: a‧las‧päin

Adverb

alaspäin

(of motion) downwards

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11

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