piiramislahing

Estonian

Etymology

From piiramine (siege) + lahing (battle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːrɑmisˌlɑhinɡ̊/, [ˈpiːrɑmisˌlɑɦiŋɡ̊]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhiŋɡ
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ra‧mis‧la‧hing

Noun

piiramislahing (genitive piiramislahingu, partitive piiramislahingut)

  1. a battle for a besieged object

Declension

References

  • piiramislahing in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), piiramislahing”, 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)
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