yllä

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive singular of the stem ylä-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈylːæ/, [ˈylːæ]
  • Rhymes: -ylːæ
  • Syllabification(key): yl‧lä

Postposition

yllä (+ genitive or possessive suffix)

  1. (static) above, over

Adverb

yllä

  1. above
    Synonym: päällä
    taivas yllämme
    the sky above us
    pitää yllä
    to maintain
  2. above, previously (earlier in the text)
    Synonym: edellä
    yllä mainittu
    above-mentioned
  3. (formal or dated) on, wearing (having clothes on)
    Mitä sinulla on ylläsi?
    What are you wearing?

Inflection
Personal/possessive forms of yllä
no possessor yllä
possessor singular plural
1st person ylläni yllämme
2nd person ylläsi yllänne
3rd person yllään
yllänsä

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Verb

yllä

  1. present active indicative connegative of yltää
  2. second-person singular present imperative of yltää
  3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of yltää
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