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Finnish
Etymology
The adessive singular of the stem ylä-.
Pronunciation
Postposition
yllä
- (static) above, over
Adverb
yllä
- (static) above
- Synonym: yläpuolella
- Antonyms: alla, alapuolella
- pitää yllä ― to maintain
taivas yllämme- the sky above us
- above, previously (earlier in the text)
- Synonym: edellä
- (formal or dated) on, wearing (having clothes on)
- Synonym: päällä
Mitä sinulla on ylläsi?- What are you wearing?
Inflection
Derived terms
Verb
yllä
- inflection of yltää:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
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