peaaegu

Estonian

Etymology

From pea (“almost”, adverb) +‎ aegu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɑ̯ˌɑe̯ɡ̊u/, [ˈpeɑ̯ˌɑe̯ɡ̊u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑeɡu
  • Hyphenation: pea‧ae‧gu

Adverb

peaaegu (not comparable)

  1. almost, nearly
    Kogemata oleksin klaasi laualt peaaegu maha löönud.
    I accidentally almost knocked the glass off the table.

Further reading
  • “peaaegu”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “peaaegu”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • peaaegu in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
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