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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|fi|fiu-fin-pro|*ülä}}, from {{inh|fi|urj-pro|*wilä}}, {{m|urj-pro|*wülä}}. Cognate with {{cog|myv|велькс||upside, duvet}}.
From {{inh|fi|fiu-fin-pro|*ülä}}, from {{inh|fi|urj-pro|*wilä}}, {{m|urj-pro|*wülä}}. Cognate with {{cog|myv|велькс||upside, sheet}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 11:59, 8 December 2021

See also: yla and ýla

Finnish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Uralic *wilä, *wülä. Cognate with Erzya велькс (veľks, upside, sheet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈylæ-/, [ˈylæ-]

Prefix

ylä- (comparative ylempi, superlative ylin)

  1. upper
  2. superior, high, higher

Usage notes

Ylä- is used as a nominal prefix, whereas yli- is used as a verbal prefix and as nominal prefix:

Yliarvioiko alaluokka yläluokkaa?
Is the upper class being overestimated by the lower class?
yli-ihminen, yliluutnantti, yliopisto, ylimielinen
superhuman, senior lieutenant, university, arrogant

Inflection

The inflected forms of ylä- serve only as adverbs.

Antonyms

  • (upper; superior, high, higher) ala-

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams


Ingrian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Uralic *wülä. Cognates include Finnish ylä- and Veps ülä-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

ylä-

  1. upper

Antonyms

Derived terms