üle

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate to Finnish yli.

Preposition

üle

  1. over (Governs the genitive)
    Hüppasin üle aia.
    I jumped over the fence.
  2. throughout (Governs the genitive)
    Ta on tuntud üle kogu maa.
    He is known throughout the land.

Postposition

üle

  1. over (Governs the elative)
    Hüppasin kastist üle.
    I jumped over the box.

Adverb

üle

  1. to be superfluous, to be left, to be unnecessary
    Toitu jäi veel üle.
    There was food still left.
    Üks taldrik jäi üle.
    There was one plate too much.

Votic

Noun

üle (genitive ülee, partitive [please provide])

  1. sour cream

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • "üle" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
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