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yllä.

above, over

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

postp/ˈylːæ/[ˈylːæ]

  1. above, over

    locative
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *üllä (compare Estonian üll), from older *ülnä < *üle-nä, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from yli- (“over”) (see yli for further etymology). Now analyzed as a consonant-stem adessive of the stem ylä-.

adv/ˈylːæ/[ˈylːæ]

  1. above

    locative
    pitää yllä
    taivas yllämme

  2. above, previously (earlier in the text)

    yllä mainittu

  3. on, wearing (having clothes on)

    dated · formal
    Mitä sinulla on ylläsi?
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *üllä (compare Estonian üll), from older *ülnä < *üle-nä, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from yli- (“over”) (see yli for further etymology). Now analyzed as a consonant-stem adessive of the stem ylä-.

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