aalto

See also: Aalto

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *alto, borrowed from Proto-Norse, from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ, whence also allas and Old Norse alda (wave). Cognate with Ingrian alto, Ludian aldo, Veps ald.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːlto/, [ˈɑːlt̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlto
  • Syllabification(key): aal‧to

Noun

aalto

  1. wave (on the surface of a liquid)
  2. (physics) wave
  3. (figurative) wave (an advancing increase in something); outbreak
    flunssa-aaltoseasonal flu outbreak
    konkurssiaaltoa wave of bankruptcies

Declension

Inflection of aalto (Kotus type 1*I/valo, lt-ll gradation)
nominative aalto aallot
genitive aallon aaltojen
partitive aaltoa aaltoja
illative aaltoon aaltoihin
singular plural
nominative aalto aallot
accusative nom. aalto aallot
gen. aallon
genitive aallon aaltojen
partitive aaltoa aaltoja
inessive aallossa aalloissa
elative aallosta aalloista
illative aaltoon aaltoihin
adessive aallolla aalloilla
ablative aallolta aalloilta
allative aallolle aalloille
essive aaltona aaltoina
translative aalloksi aalloiksi
instructive aalloin
abessive aallotta aalloitta
comitative aaltoineen
Possessive forms of aalto (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person aaltoni aaltomme
2nd person aaltosi aaltonne
3rd person aaltonsa

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