ylpiä

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ülpedä. Cognates include Finnish ylpeä and Estonian ülbe.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ylpiä (comparative ylpiämp)

  1. arrogant

Declension

Declension of ylpiä (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ylpiä ylpiät
genitive ylpiän ylpiöin
partitive ylpiää ylpiöjä
illative ylpiää ylpiöihe
inessive ylpiääs ylpiöis
elative ylpiäst ylpiöist
allative ylpiälle ylpiöille
adessive ylpiääl ylpiöil
ablative ylpiält ylpiöilt
translative ylpiäks ylpiöiks
essive ylpiännä, ylpiään ylpiöinnä, ylpiöin
exessive1) ylpiänt ylpiöint
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 692