Finnish

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Etymology

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ylä- +‎ -(h)ällä; the superessive singular of ylä- (see alhaalla for origin of -h-).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ylhäällä

  1. (static) up, above
    ylhäällä vuorillaup in the mountains
    He tulivat ulos kädet ylhäällä.
    They came out with their hands up.
    Oletko jo ylhäällä?
    Are you up (out of bed) already?

Inflection

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Further reading

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