äly-

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

< äly

Prefix

äly-

  1. smart (in technology)
    älypuhelin ― smartphone
Derived terms

See äly.

See also

Anagrams

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