päälaelleen

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæːˌlɑelːeːn/, [ˈpæːˌlɑ̝e̞lːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑelːeːn
• Syllabification^(key): pää‧la‧el‧leen

Noun

päälaelleen

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

Adverb

päälaelleen

1. (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	–