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===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
Probably a shortening of {{m|fi|älytön|älyttömän|t=ridiculously, extremely}}.


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Revision as of 14:35, 27 December 2024

See also: äly, aly, Aly, and -ály

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæly-/, [ˈæly-]

Etymology 1

Probably a shortening of älyttömän (ridiculously, extremely).

Prefix

äly- (colloquial, dialectal)

  1. extremely, totally, very, really (used as an intensifier in compound terms)
    Älyhyvää keittoa.Really good soup.

Etymology 2

Prefix

äly-

  1. smart (in technology)
    älypuhelinsmartphone

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