alitse

Finnish

Alternative forms

• alitte, alite, alihte (dialectal)

Etymology

ala- +‎ -itse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlitseˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lits̠e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlitse
• Hyphenation^(key): alit‧se

Postposition

alitse [with genitive and／or possessive form]

1. by beneath, by underneath (through the space that is underneath something)

   Synonym: ali

   Antonyms: yli, ylitse

   Pallo pyöri tuolin alitse ja ovesta ulos.

   The ball rolled underneath the chair and out of the door.

Inflection

Declension of ala- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ala- – superessive alhaalla – genitive – – delative alhaalta – partitive – – sublative alhaalle – accusative – – lative alas – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive alla – distributive – – ablative alta – temp. dist. – – allative alle – prolative ali alitse – essive – – situative allekkain (alakkain) – translative – – oppositive alatusten – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Personal/possessive forms of alitse
no possessor	alitse
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	alitseni	alitsemme
2nd person	alitsesi	alitsenne
3rd person	alitseen alitsensa

Related terms

• See the inflection table.
• ala-
• ali-
• alempana
• alhainen
• alittaa

Further reading

• “alitse”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• aliset, lasite