ala-aste

Compound of ala- (“lower”) +‎ aste (“degree”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑlɑʔˌɑste̞ˣ]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧-as‧te
• Rhymes: -e

ala-aste

1. (dated) elementary school, primary school (the lower level of the comprehensive school consisting of grades 1 through 6)

• 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.

• alakoulu

• ala-astelainen

• lukio
• yläaste

• atsalea