alavirta
Finnish
Etymology
ala- + virta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌʋirtɑ/, [ˈɑlɑˌʋirt̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -irtɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧la‧vir‧ta
Noun
alavirta
- downstream
- Used postpositionally to signify "downstream of", or below.
- Intiaanien kanootti oli meistä 500 m alavirtaan. = The canoe of the Indians was 500 meters below us.
Declension
| Inflection of alavirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alavirta | alavirrat | |
| genitive | alavirran | alavirtojen | |
| partitive | alavirtaa | alavirtoja | |
| illative | alavirtaan | alavirtoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | alavirta | alavirrat | |
| accusative | nom. | alavirta | alavirrat |
| gen. | alavirran | ||
| genitive | alavirran | alavirtojen alavirtainrare | |
| partitive | alavirtaa | alavirtoja | |
| inessive | alavirrassa | alavirroissa | |
| elative | alavirrasta | alavirroista | |
| illative | alavirtaan | alavirtoihin | |
| adessive | alavirralla | alavirroilla | |
| ablative | alavirralta | alavirroilta | |
| allative | alavirralle | alavirroille | |
| essive | alavirtana | alavirtoina | |
| translative | alavirraksi | alavirroiksi | |
| instructive | — | alavirroin | |
| abessive | alavirratta | alavirroitta | |
| comitative | — | alavirtoineen | |
| Possessive forms of alavirta (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | alavirtani | alavirtamme |
| 2nd person | alavirtasi | alavirtanne |
| 3rd person | alavirtansa | |