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alus

Pronunciation: /ˈɑlus/

“alus” is a Finnish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. underlay, base, under- (anything underlaid)
  2. the space under(neath) something
  3. vessel, craft, ship (vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space)
  4. the time before a holiday, the period leading up to a holiday, etc.
  5. subject

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *alus. Equivalent to ala- (“under”) + -us.

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