peremees

Estonian

Etymology

From pere (family) + mees (man).

Noun

peremees (genitive peremehe, partitive peremeest)

  1. owner, proprietor
  2. landlord
  3. head of household (man)
    Synonym: majaperemees
    Hypernym: perekonnapea
  4. host (one who receives or entertains a guest)
  5. boss, master (man in control)
  6. (biology) host
    Synonym: peremeesorganism

Declension

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • majaperemees
  • taluperemees

Further reading

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