oben

See also: Oben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German oben, obene, from Old High German obana, from Proto-West Germanic *obanā, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Related to über and ober-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔoːbən/, [ˈoːbm̩]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Rhymes: -oːbən

Adverb

oben

1. above
2. north
3. upstairs
4. at an earlier point in a text

Antonyms

• unten

Further reading

• “oben” in Duden online
• “oben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian oppure

Conjunction

oben

1. either, or

Usage notes

• Either duplicated "oben ..... oben" or combined with o "oben ..... o".