peast

Estonian

Etymology

Elative case of pea.

Noun

peast

1. elative singular of pea

Postposition

peast

1. in a state, being in a state (governs the elative)

   Ma ei saanud unisest peast alguses aru, mis toimub.

   I didn't understand what was happening at first, because I was sleepy.

Adverb

peast (not comparable)

1. by heart, from memory

   Koolis pidime luuletusi peast lugema.

   At school we had to read poems by heart.