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yli.

over [with genitive] (to or through the space that is above something)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

postp/ˈyli/[ˈyli]
  1. over [with genitive] (to or through the space that is above something)

    Pallo lensi tuolin yli ja ovesta ulos.
  2. over [with genitive] (so as to cover something from above)

  3. after, past

    temporal
    Kello on vartin yli kuusi.
    Kello on viittä (minuuttia) yli kuusi.
  4. over [with genitive] (past a certain amount or event in time)

    temporal
    talven yli
  5. over, across

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *üli, from Proto-Uralic *üle (compare Northern Sami ala, Erzya вель- (veľ-), вельга (veľga), Western Mari вӹлӓн (vÿlän), Udmurt выл (vyl), Northern Khanty єԓ (êł), Tundra Nenets ниʼ (nyih)).

prep/ˈyli/[ˈyli]
  1. over, more than (+ number)

    Auto maksoi yli 200 000 [kaksisataa tuhatta] euroa.
  2. over [with genitive] (so as to cover something from above)

  3. over, across

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *üli, from Proto-Uralic *üle (compare Northern Sami ala, Erzya вель- (veľ-), вельга (veľga), Western Mari вӹлӓн (vÿlän), Udmurt выл (vyl), Northern Khanty єԓ (êł), Tundra Nenets ниʼ (nyih)).

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