/ˈɑːlto/, [ˈɑ̝ːl̪t̪o̞]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *alto, borrowed from Proto-Norse, from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ, whence also allas and Old Norse alda (“wave”). Cognate with Ingrian alto, Ludian aldo, Veps ald.
- wave (on the surface of a liquid)
- wave
- figurativelywave (an advancing increase in something); outbreak
“flunssa-aalto” — seasonal flu outbreak
“konkurssiaalto” — a wave of bankruptcies
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname from landscape
Muodotaalto(nominative, singular) · aallot(nominative, plural) · aalto(accusative, nominative, singular) · aallot(accusative, nominative, plural) · aallon(accusative, genitive, singular) · aallot(accusative, genitive, plural) · aallon(genitive, singular) · aaltojen(genitive, plural) · aaltoa(partitive, singular) · aaltoja(partitive, plural) · aallossa(inessive, singular) · aalloissa(inessive, plural) · aallosta(elative, singular) · aalloista(elative, plural) · aaltoon(illative, singular) · aaltoihin(illative, plural) · aallolla(adessive, singular) · aalloilla(adessive, plural) · aallolta(ablative, singular) · aalloilta(ablative, plural)