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Finnish
Etymology
Possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aljaną.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
aljo (dialectal, archaic, Western Finnish)
- describing a tamed animal
- describing trees planted or saved for visual purposes
- (derogatory) whorish; describing an ummarried woman living with a man
- (derogatory) fat, large (of a person)
- (derogatory) lazy; greedy; egoistic
- bound, imprisoned
- describing a field with a poor yield
- favourite
Declension
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References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- “aljo”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 2021-06-09.
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