ala-

From Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *ara (instrumental prefix), from Proto-Siouan *rą·- (“foot”), from Proto-Siouan-Catawban *ra·- (“foot”).

ala-

1. Derives nouns from verbs, meaning where or when the action takes place.

• Graczyk, Randolph (2007), A Grammar of Crow, Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 47
• Reed, Jr., George (September 1974), Dictionary of the Crow Language‎^[2], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pages 26–27

From Proto-Finnic *ala, from Proto-Uralic *ëla. Cognate with Finnish ala- and Hungarian alatt.

ala-

1. under-, lower, nether, sub-, inferior

• alus

From Proto-Finnic *ala (compare Estonian ala-), from Proto-Uralic *ëla^[1] (compare Northern Sami vuolli, Erzya ало (alo), Eastern Mari ӱлан (ülan), Udmurt ул (ul), Eastern Khanty ыл (yl), Hungarian al-, Tundra Nenets ӈылʼ (ŋil)).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑ-/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝-]

ala- (comparative alempi, superlative alin) (as a modifier in compounds)

1. under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior

   Antonym: ylä-

• ala- is mostly used for nominals, whereas ali- is mostly used for verbs:

  Aliarvioiko yläluokka alaluokkaa?

  Is the lower class being underestimated by the upper class?

The cases of ala- serve in Finnish only as adverbs.

• See the inflection table.
• ali-
• ala

• “ala-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

From Proto-Finnic *ala, from Proto-Uralic *ëla. Akin to Finnish ala- and Estonian ala-.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑ-/, [ˈɑɫɑˑ-]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑ-/, [ˈɑɫɑˑ-]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑ-/, [ˈɑɫɑˑ-]

ala-

1. under-, sub-

• ylä-

• allaa, alas, allaalle, allaal, allaalt, alemmaal, alemmas, alempain

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 10
• Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 18

From al.

ala-

1. very, all

   alahwīt ― very white

   alajung ― very young

   alaefni ― all plain

• alo-

From Proto-Finnic *ala.

ala-

1. under-, lower, nether, sub-, inferior

   Antonym: ülä-