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päälaelleen

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpæːˌlɑelːeːn/, [ˈpæːˌlɑ̝e̞lːe̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑelːeːn
  • Hyphenation(key): pää‧lael‧leen

Noun

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päälaelleen

  1. third-person possessive form of allative singular of päälaki

Adverb

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päälaelleen

  1. (figuratively) on its head (into being completely changed, often into the opposite)

Usage notes

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Often used with kääntää (to turn, transitive), kääntyä (to turn, be turned, intransitive) or synonyms.

Inflection

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→○ allative päälaelleen
adessive päälaellaan
○→ ablative