päällitse

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Finnish

Etymology

päällä (on top of) +‎ -itse (by the way of)

Pronunciation

Postposition

päällitse (uncommon)

  1. over, above (by the way of going over or above something)
    Synonyms: yli, ylitse
    Lintu lensi pääni päällitse.
    A bird flew over my head.
    • 1938, The Holy Bible, Acts 27:14:
      Mutta ennen pitkää syöksyi saaren päällitse raju tuuli, niin sanottu koillismyrsky.
      But before very long there rushed down from the land a violent wind, called Euraquilo.

Usage notes

This word is used rather seldom. As an example, the synonym ylitse gets 300 times as many Google hits.

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