pealagi

Estonian

Etymology

pea +‎ lagi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɑ̯ˌlɑɡ̊i/, [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 [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009