ylempäin

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Ingrian

Etymology

From the hypothetical *ylemp +‎ -in, from the comparative of Proto-Finnic *ülä.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ylempäin

  1. upper, top
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Sitä ylempäist sloijaa maata saotaa pintamaaks.
      This top layer of the earth is called the soil.

Declension

Declension of ylempäin (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ylempäin ylempäiset
genitive ylempäisen ylempäisiin
partitive ylempäistä, ylempäist ylempäisiä
illative ylempäisee ylempäisii
inessive ylempäisees ylempäisiis
elative ylempäisest ylempäisist
allative ylempäiselle ylempäisille
adessive ylempäiseel ylempäisiil
ablative ylempäiselt ylempäisilt
translative ylempäiseks ylempäisiks
essive ylempäisennä, ylempäiseen ylempäisinnä, ylempäisiin
exessive1) ylempäisent ylempäisint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 691
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