"uppå" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [Swedish]

IPA: /¹ɵpoː/, [¹ɵpːoː], /²ɵpoː/, [²ɵpːoː]
Etymology: From Old Swedish up ā, from Old Norse upp á, equivalent to upp (“up”, adverb) + å (“on”, preposition). Cognate with English upon. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|up}} Old Swedish up, {{der|sv|non|upp}} Old Norse upp, {{compound|sv|upp|å|pos1=adverb|pos2=preposition|t1=up|t2=on}} upp (“up”, adverb) + å (“on”, preposition), {{cog|en|upon}} English upon Head templates: {{head|sv|preposition|head=}} uppå, {{sv-prep}} uppå
  1. (somewhat solemn or dialectal) synonym of på (“on”), upon Synonyms: [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: (alt: through rebracketing – compare English 'pon)
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          "english": "Never has there been a saddle upon them, […]",
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          "text": "Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]",
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      "ipa": "/¹ɵpoː/"
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      "ipa": "[¹ɵpːoː]"
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      "ipa": "[¹ɵpːoː]"
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