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alakuloinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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ala- +‎ kulo +‎ -inen. The middle component is of unknown origin. It is possibly from kulo (dry, dead grass) in reference to such grass being flattened down, thus "beat down".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌkuloi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌkulo̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -uloinen
  • Hyphenation(key): ala‧kuloi‧nen

Adjective

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alakuloinen (comparative alakuloisempi, superlative alakuloisin)

  1. blue, melancholic
  2. in low spirits

Declension

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Inflection of alakuloinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative alakuloinen alakuloiset
genitive alakuloisen alakuloisten
alakuloisien
partitive alakuloista alakuloisia
illative alakuloiseen alakuloisiin
singular plural
nominative alakuloinen alakuloiset
accusative nom. alakuloinen alakuloiset
gen. alakuloisen
genitive alakuloisen alakuloisten
alakuloisien
partitive alakuloista alakuloisia
inessive alakuloisessa alakuloisissa
elative alakuloisesta alakuloisista
illative alakuloiseen alakuloisiin
adessive alakuloisella alakuloisilla
ablative alakuloiselta alakuloisilta
allative alakuloiselle alakuloisille
essive alakuloisena alakuloisina
translative alakuloiseksi alakuloisiksi
abessive alakuloisetta alakuloisitta
instructive alakuloisin
comitative alakuloisine
Possessive forms of alakuloinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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