alava

See also: Alava and Álava

Finnish

Etymology

ala- +‎ -va

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧la‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): ala‧va

Adjective

alava (comparative alavampi, superlative alavin)

1. low-lying

Declension

Inflection of alava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		alava	alavat
genitive		alavan	alavien
partitive		alavaa	alavia
illative		alavaan	alaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		alava	alavat
accusative	nom.	alava	alavat
	gen.	alavan
genitive		alavan	alavien alavain rare
partitive		alavaa	alavia
inessive		alavassa	alavissa
elative		alavasta	alavista
illative		alavaan	alaviin
adessive		alavalla	alavilla
ablative		alavalta	alavilta
allative		alavalle	alaville
essive		alavana	alavina
translative		alavaksi	alaviksi
abessive		alavatta	alavitta
instructive		—	alavin
comitative		—	alavine

Possessive forms of alava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alavani alavani accusative nom. alavani alavani gen. alavani genitive alavani alavieni alavaini rare partitive alavaani alaviani inessive alavassani alavissani elative alavastani alavistani illative alavaani alaviini adessive alavallani alavillani ablative alavaltani alaviltani allative alavalleni alavilleni essive alavanani alavinani translative alavakseni alavikseni abessive alavattani alavittani instructive — — comitative — alavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alavasi alavasi accusative nom. alavasi alavasi gen. alavasi genitive alavasi alaviesi alavaisi rare partitive alavaasi alaviasi inessive alavassasi alavissasi elative alavastasi alavistasi illative alavaasi alaviisi adessive alavallasi alavillasi ablative alavaltasi alaviltasi allative alavallesi alavillesi essive alavanasi alavinasi translative alavaksesi alaviksesi abessive alavattasi alavittasi instructive — — comitative — alavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alavamme alavamme accusative nom. alavamme alavamme gen. alavamme genitive alavamme alaviemme alavaimme rare partitive alavaamme alaviamme inessive alavassamme alavissamme elative alavastamme alavistamme illative alavaamme alaviimme adessive alavallamme alavillamme ablative alavaltamme alaviltamme allative alavallemme alavillemme essive alavanamme alavinamme translative alavaksemme alaviksemme abessive alavattamme alavittamme instructive — — comitative — alavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alavanne alavanne accusative nom. alavanne alavanne gen. alavanne genitive alavanne alavienne alavainne rare partitive alavaanne alavianne inessive alavassanne alavissanne elative alavastanne alavistanne illative alavaanne alaviinne adessive alavallanne alavillanne ablative alavaltanne alaviltanne allative alavallenne alavillenne essive alavananne alavinanne translative alavaksenne alaviksenne abessive alavattanne alavittanne instructive — — comitative — alavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alavansa alavansa accusative nom. alavansa alavansa gen. alavansa genitive alavansa alaviensa alavainsa rare partitive alavaansa alaviaan alaviansa inessive alavassaan alavassansa alavissaan alavissansa elative alavastaan alavastansa alavistaan alavistansa illative alavaansa alaviinsa adessive alavallaan alavallansa alavillaan alavillansa ablative alavaltaan alavaltansa alaviltaan alaviltansa allative alavalleen alavallensa alavilleen alavillensa essive alavanaan alavanansa alavinaan alavinansa translative alavakseen alavaksensa alavikseen alaviksensa abessive alavattaan alavattansa alavittaan alavittansa instructive — — comitative — alavineen alavinensa

Derived terms

• Alava
• alavuus

Further reading

• “alava”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Vaala, laava, lavaa, valaa

Italian

Verb

alava

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of alare

Portuguese

Verb

alava

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of alar