ylä-
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *ülä, from Proto-Uralic *wilä, *wülä. Cognate with Erzya вель- (veľ-) in велькс (veľks, “sheet; upside”), вельтямс (veľťams, “to cover”). Some of the inflected forms, like yleensä, ylen and ylös exhibit a variant yle-; this variant goes back to at least Proto-Finnic (Proto-Finnic *üle-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ylä- (comparative ylempi, superlative ylin)
Usage notes[edit]
- ylä- is used as a nominal prefix, whereas yli- is used as both a verbal prefix and as a nominal prefix:
- Yliarvioiko alaluokka yläluokkaa?
- Is the upper class being overestimated by the lower class?
- yli-ihminen ― superhuman
- yliluutnantti ― senior lieutenant
- yliopisto ― university
- ylimielinen ― arrogant
Inflection[edit]
The inflected forms of ylä- serve only as adverbs.
Declension of ylä-
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Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “upper; superior, high, higher”): ala-
Derived terms[edit]
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
postpositions
proper nouns
verbs
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “ylä-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
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Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *ülä-. Cognates include Finnish ylä- and Veps ülä-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ylä-
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