over-
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, Swedish över-, Welsh gor-, Spanish sobre-, Armenian վեր- (ver-), Persian ابر (abar-). Doublet of super-, sur-, and hyper-. More at over.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊvɚ/
- (Scottish English) IPA(key): /ˈo̝vər/
- (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈoːbʱə(ɾ)/
Prefix edit
over-
- Above, or higher.
- Superior.
- Excessive; excessively.
- Surrounding or covering.
- (augmentative) Exceptional; extremely or intensely.
Usage notes edit
Comparison of relative combinations (two separate words, hyphenated or a single compound word) does not easily fit a pattern; terms become compound words as they are broadly accepted.
Synonyms edit
- (excessively): hyper-, ultra-, ana-
- (augmentative): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
above or higher
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superior
excessively
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *ubar- (“over-”). Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, English over-, Swedish över-. More at over.
Prefix edit
over-
- usually the same as over- in English.
See also edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
See over
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Prefix edit
over-
- Prepended to verbs; denotes that action takes place over the object.
- Hij oversproeide de planten.
- He sprayed over the plants.
- Hij oversproeide de planten.
- Prepended to verbs, nouns and adjectives; denotes that the action or state takes place excessively.
- De man overeet zich.
- The man overeats.
- De man overeet zich.
Usage notes edit
The second meaning is not shared by compounds with the adverb over.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Prefix edit
over-
- usually the same as over- in English.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “over-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Prefix edit
over-
- usually the same as over- in English.