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Finnish
Etymology
päällä (“on top of”) + -itse (“by the way of”)
Pronunciation
Postposition
päällitse (uncommon)
- 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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