ala-aste
Finnish
(index al)
Etymology
Compound of ala- (“lower”) + aste (“degree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɑlɑʔˌɑste̞ˣ]
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧-as‧te
- Rhymes: -e
Noun
ala-aste
- (dated) elementary school, primary school (the lower level of the comprehensive school consisting of grades 1 through 6)
Usage notes
- The administrative division of the comprehensive school into ala-aste and yläaste (“junior high school”) has been discontinued, but the terms are still used colloquially, as well as the synonyms alakoulu and yläkoulu.
Declension
| Inflection of ala-aste (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ala-aste | ala-asteet | |
| genitive | ala-asteen | ala-asteiden ala-asteitten | |
| partitive | ala-astetta | ala-asteita | |
| illative | ala-asteeseen | ala-asteisiin ala-asteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ala-aste | ala-asteet | |
| accusative | nom. | ala-aste | ala-asteet |
| gen. | ala-asteen | ||
| genitive | ala-asteen | ala-asteiden ala-asteitten | |
| partitive | ala-astetta | ala-asteita | |
| inessive | ala-asteessa | ala-asteissa | |
| elative | ala-asteesta | ala-asteista | |
| illative | ala-asteeseen | ala-asteisiin ala-asteihin | |
| adessive | ala-asteella | ala-asteilla | |
| ablative | ala-asteelta | ala-asteilta | |
| allative | ala-asteelle | ala-asteille | |
| essive | ala-asteena | ala-asteina | |
| translative | ala-asteeksi | ala-asteiksi | |
| instructive | — | ala-astein | |
| abessive | ala-asteetta | ala-asteitta | |
| comitative | — | ala-asteineen | |
Synonyms
- alakoulu
Derived terms
- ala-astelainen
See also
- lukio
- yläaste
Anagrams
- atsalea