French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin dēsūrsum, from and sūrsum.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /də.sy/
  • (file)
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /tsy/, /desyr/

Adverb edit

dessus

  1. on
  2. on top
  3. upstairs
  4. over
    Il m’a craché dessus.he spat on me

Antonyms edit

Preposition edit

dessus

  1. (dated) on, on top of
    Synonym: (modern French) sur

Noun edit

dessus m (plural dessus)

  1. upside; top side
  2. the upper hand; advantage

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