päällyste

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Finnish

Etymology

päällystää +‎ -e < päällä (on top)

Pronunciation

Noun

päällyste

  1. pavement, paving (paved exterior surface, as with a road or sidewalk)
    Synonym: tiepäällyste
  2. flooring, (floor) covering, pavement (surfacing on an interior floor, especially in technical sense)
  3. covering, especially one that is meant to be used together with the covered object
    tuolin päällyste
    chair covering
  4. topping, such as on pizza etc.
    Synonym: lisuke
    Mitä päällysteitä valitset pitsaasi?
    Which toppings do you choose for your pizza?

Declension

Possessive forms of päällyste (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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