päälaelleen
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpæːˌlɑelːeːn/, [ˈpæːˌlɑe̞lːe̞ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑelːeːn
- Syllabification: pää‧la‧el‧leen
Noun
päälaelleen
- allative singular of päälakensa
Adverb
päälaelleen
- (figuratively) on its head (into being completely changed, often into the opposite)
Usage notes
Often used with kääntää (“to turn”, transitive), kääntyä (“to turn, be turned”, intransitive) or synonyms.
Inflection
| →○ | allative | päälaelleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | päälaellaan |
| ○→ | ablative | – |