Alternative forms

  • ylähä (dialectal)
  • yles (dialectal, archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyløs/, [ˈylø̞s̠]
  • Rhymes: -yløs
  • Syllabification(key): y‧lös
  • Hyphenation(key): ylös

Adverb

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

  1. up, upward, upwards
    kulkea ylös rinnettä / kulkea rinnettä ylös ― to go up the slope

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  • nocturne@slrpnk.netOP
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    28 days ago

    I have a hard time pronouncing ylös, it keeps being recognized as ulos. So the lesson, Ponit nousevat ylös, ends up being Ponit nousevat ulos.