alakynnessä

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌkynːesːæ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌk̟ynːe̞s̠ːæ]
  • Rhymes: -ynːesːæ
  • Syllabification(key): a‧la‧kyn‧nes‧sä
  • Hyphenation(key): ala‧kynnes‧sä

Noun

alakynnessä

  1. inessive singular of alakynsi

Adverb

alakynnessä

  1. disadvantaged, unlikely to succeed, the underdog

Usage notes

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Inflection

→○ illative alakynteen
○ inessive alakynnessä
○→ elative –

Further reading

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