över
Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German över, from Old Saxon ovar, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
över
- over, above
- (postpositional) over (implying motion)
- remaining, left over
- (in compounds) excessively, more than
- passing by, going away
Preposition edit
över
Inflection edit
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish ivir, yvir, ø̄wer, from Runic Swedish ufiR, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
över (not comparable)
- above; more than
- Över femhundra kom
- More than five hundred came.
- (ball games) over the goal
- Han sköt bollen över.
- He shot the ball over the goal.
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “more than”): under
Derived terms edit
- överkurs (“advanced course; extra step; overevaluation”)
Preposition edit
över
- above
- over; across
- Det finns en bro över floden.
- There is a bridge over the river.
- over; about clothes worn over something else
- past; after the latest full hour or, if used in the phrase "fem över halv", the latest half-hour
- Antonym: i
- Middag börjar att serveras fem [minuter] över sex på kvällen.
- Dinner will begin to be served five [minutes] past six in the evening.
Synonyms edit
- (above): ovanför
Antonyms edit
Postposition edit
över
- over; all over
- Jag har sökt efter den landet över.
- I have searched for it all over the land.
Usage notes edit
Normally a preposition, this över is used as a postposition in the expression världen över = all over the world (cf. "the whole world over")