uppå

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish up ā, from Old Norse upp á, equivalent to upp (“up”, adverb) +‎ på (“on”, preposition). Cognate with English upon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /¹ɵpoː/, [¹ɵpːoː], /²ɵpoː/, [²ɵpːoː]
Hyphenation: upp‧på

Preposition

uppå

upon, on

References

uppå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
uppå in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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