övver

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• euver (widespread variant)

Etymology

From Middle Low German over, from Old Saxon ovar, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈø.vəʀ/
• Hyphenation: öv‧ver
• Rhymes: -øvəʀ

Adverb

övver

1. (Eupen) over, above
2. (Eupen, postpositional) over (implying motion)
3. (Eupen) remaining, left over

   Hatte noch gädd övver?

   Does he have something left over?

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “over”): aunder

Preposition

övver

1. (Eupen, accusative or dative) above, over (spatially)
2. (Eupen) about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
3. (Eupen, accusative) via, through, by way of
4. (Eupen, accusative) across
5. (Eupen, accusative) during, for, over a time period
6. (Eupen, accusative) about

Usage notes

• The preposition övver is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location.
• The preposition övver triggers the d/g-switch in definite articles that immediately follow the preposition.

Related terms

• övver-