alalõug

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Estonian

Etymology

From ala +‎ lõug. Compare Finnish alaleuka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌlɤu̯ɡ̊/,
  • Rhymes: -ɤuɡ
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧lõug

Noun

alalõug (genitive alalõua, partitive alalõuga)

  1. (anatomy) mandible, lower jaw
    Erinevalt kassist ei saa koer oma alalõuga lakkuda.
    Unlike a cat, a dog cannot lick its lower jaw.

Declension

Declension of alalõug (ÕS type 22u/leib, g-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative alalõug alalõuad
accusative nom.
gen. alalõua
genitive alalõugade
partitive alalõuga alalõugu
alalõugasid
illative alalõuga
alalõuasse 		alalõugadesse
inessive alalõuas alalõugades
elative alalõuast alalõugadest
allative alalõuale alalõugadele
adessive alalõual alalõugadel
ablative alalõualt alalõugadelt
translative alalõuaks alalõugadeks
terminative alalõuani alalõugadeni
essive alalõuana alalõugadena
abessive alalõuata alalõugadeta
comitative alalõuaga alalõugadega

Compounds

References

  • alalõug in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “alalõug”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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