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

Further reading
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “peaaegu”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • peaaegu in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • peaaegu in Sõnaveeb
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