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sobre

See also: sobré, sôbre, and sobre-

Asturian edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

sobre m (plural sobres)

  1. envelope

Etymology 2 edit

From Latin super.

Preposition edit

sobre

  1. on (on the surface of)
  2. above
  3. around, about (roughly near to in time or space)
    sobre les cinco
    around five (o'clock)
  4. about

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Catalan sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed súper.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

sobre

  1. on, on top of
  2. over, above
  3. about (a subject)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Noun edit

sobre m (plural sobres)

  1. top, upper part of an object
  2. envelope

References edit

Chavacano edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

Noun edit

sobre

  1. envelope

Danish edit

Adjective edit

sobre

  1. definite of sober
  2. plural of sober

Fala edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from Proto-Indo-European *eḱs *uperi.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

sobre

  1. about; concerning (on the subject of)
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 2: Recunquista:
      Non poemos analizar con pormenoris estis siglos, pero tampoco se debi toleral que, sin fundamentus, se poña en duda algo que a Historia documentá nos lega sobre nossa terra.
      We can’t thoroughly analyse these centuries, but one mustn’t tolerate that, unfoundedly, something documented history tells us about our land be questioned.
  2. above; on; over

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sobrius.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sɔbʁ/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective edit

sobre (plural sobres)

  1. sober (teetotal)
  2. sober (dull, unexciting)
  3. modest

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Galician edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galicia and Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

sobre

  1. on, atop
  2. about, concerning

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

References edit

  • “sobre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “sobre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “sobre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “sobre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “sobre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hiligaynon edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

Noun edit

sobre

  1. envelope
  2. excess

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sōbrius.

Adjective edit

sobre m or f

  1. (Jersey) sober

Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super, from *eks-uper, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out of”) and *uperi. Doublet of the borrowed súper and super.

Cognate to Spanish sobre, French sur, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) and English over, super and sur-.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: so‧bre

Preposition edit

sobre

  2. on; atop; on top of (located on the top surface of)
    Synonyms: (less formal) em cima de, (less formal) em
    Deixaram um livro sobre a mesa. ― They left a book on the table.
  4. over; above (in or through the space above)
    Synonyms: (less formal) por cima de, acima de, (less formal) em cima de
    Antonyms: embaixo de, sob
    O pássaro voou sobre a muralha. ― The bird flew over the wall.
  6. about; concerning (on the subject of)
    Synonyms: (more formal) acerca de, (more formal) a respeito de
    Discorremos sobre a guerra. ― We talked about the war.
Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sobre.

Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: so‧bre

Verb edit

sobre

  1. inflection of sobrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sobrar.

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsobɾe/ [ˈso.β̞ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -obɾe
  • Syllabification: so‧bre

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Spanish sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed super.

Preposition edit

sobre

  1. over, above, on, upon, atop
    La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa.
    My aunt's pen is on the table.
  2. about
    Dime algo sobre ti.
    Tell me something about yourself.
Usage notes edit
  • In the sense of over or on, it is often replaced with the more general en, or with the more wordy arriba de or encima de. In the sense of about, being slightly informal, it is usually replaced in formal contexts with acerca de, or simply de if the context is sufficient to make the meaning clear.
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Noun edit

sobre m (plural sobres)

  1. envelope
  2. small packet; sachet
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Chavacano: sobre
  • Hiligaynon: sobre
  • Tagalog: sobre

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

sobre

  1. inflection of sobrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Adjective edit

sobre

  1. definite natural masculine singular of sober

Anagrams edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsobɾe/, [ˈsob.ɾɛ]
  • Hyphenation: sob‧re
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

sobre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. envelope

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Yogad edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

Noun edit

sobre

  1. envelope
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