ylös

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *üles. Equivalent to ylä-/yle- (“upper, above”) +‎ -s (s-lative singular), with labialization from dialectal yles.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ylös (comparative ylemmäksi or ylemmäs, superlative ylimmäksi or ylimmäs)

  1. up, upward, upwards

Inflection

Declension of ylä-
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative ylä- –superessive ylhäällä –
genitive – –delative ylhäältä –
partitive – –sublative ylhäälle –
accusative – –lative ylös –
inessive – –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative (yleensä) –multiplicative – –
adessive yllä –distributive – –
ablative yltä –temp. dist. – –
allative ylle –prolative yli, ylitse –
essive – –situative – –
translative – –oppositive – –
abessive – –
instructive ylen –
comitative – –

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “up; upward”): alas

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ülä-. Cognate with Finnish ylös.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ylös

  1. Synonym of yllää

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 693
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