ylle

Finnish

Etymology

Now analyzed as the consonant-stem allative singular of the stem ylä-, but originally either from Proto-Finnic *ülek with later influence from the allative ending -lle, or simply analogically created with it based on yllä, yltä (analyzed as the adessive and ablative, respectively).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈylːeˣ/, [ˈylːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ylːe
• Syllabification^(key): yl‧le
• Hyphenation^(key): yl‧le

Postposition

ylle [with genitive and/or possessive form]

1. (of motion) above, over

   Synonym: yläpuolelle

   Antonyms: alle, alapuolelle

Inflection

Declension of ylä- noun case singular plural adverbial 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 – –

Personal/possessive forms of ylle
no possessor	ylle
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	ylleni	yllemme
2nd person	yllesi	yllenne
3rd person	ylleen yllensä

Derived terms

compounds

• ylleviivata

Further reading

• “ylle”, 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 4 July 2023

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

ylle n

1. (fabrics) wool (as fabric)

Declension

Declension of ylle

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ylle	ylles
	definite	yllet	yllets
plural	indefinite	yllen	yllens
	definite	yllena	yllenas

References

• “ylle”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “ylle”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “ylle”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• Elly