pealagi

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Estonian

Etymology

pea +‎ lagi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɑ̯ˌlɑɡ̊i/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡi
  • Hyphenation: pea‧la‧gi

Noun

pealagi (genitive pealae, partitive pealage)

  1. (anatomy) crown (the upper part of the head, bounded by the forehead, temples, and nape)
    Synonyms: lagipea, kolp

Declension

Declension of pealagi (ÕS type 21/jõgi, g-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative pealagi pealaed
accusative nom.
gen. pealae
genitive pealagede
partitive pealage pealagesid
illative pealakke
pealaesse
pealagedesse
inessive pealaes pealagedes
elative pealaest pealagedest
allative pealaele pealagedele
adessive pealael pealagedel
ablative pealaelt pealagedelt
translative pealaeks pealagedeks
terminative pealaeni pealagedeni
essive pealaena pealagedena
abessive pealaeta pealagedeta
comitative pealaega pealagedega

References

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