over-
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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): /ˈəʊ̯və/, [ˈəʊ̯.və]
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/, [ˈoʊ.vɚ]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈəʉvə/, [ˈɐʉ̯.vɐ]
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɐʉ̯və/, [ˈɐʉ̯.vɐ]
- (Scotland) IPA(key): [ˈo̝.vər]
- (India) IPA(key): [ˈoː.bʱə(ɾ)]
Prefix
editover-
- Above, or higher.
- Superior.
- Excessive; excessively.
- Surrounding or covering.
- (augmentative) Exceptional; extremely or intensely.
Usage notes
editComparison 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
editTranslations
editabove or higher
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superior
excessively
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Anagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *ubar- (“over-”). Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, English over-, Swedish över-. More at over.
Prefix
editover-
- usually the same as over- in English.
See also
editDutch
editEtymology
editSee over
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Prefix
editover-
- 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
editThe second meaning is not shared by compounds with the adverb over.
Derived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editPrefix
editover-
- usually the same as over- in English.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “over-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPrefix
editover-
- usually the same as over- in English.
See also
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
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