övver
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Limburgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- euver (widespread variant)
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adverb[edit]
övver
- (Eupen) over, above
- (Eupen, postpositional) over (implying motion)
- (Eupen) remaining, left over
- Hatte noch gädd övver?
- Does he have something left over?
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “over”): aunder
Preposition[edit]
övver
- (Eupen, accusative or dative) above, over (spatially)
- (Eupen) about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
- (Eupen, accusative) via, through, by way of
- (Eupen, accusative) across
- (Eupen, accusative) during, for, over a time period
- (Eupen, accusative) about
Usage notes[edit]
- 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[edit]
Categories:
- Limburgish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Limburgish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Limburgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Limburgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Limburgish/øvəʀ
- Rhymes:Limburgish/øvəʀ/2 syllables
- Limburgish lemmas
- Limburgish adverbs
- Eupen Limburgish
- Limburgish terms with usage examples
- Limburgish prepositions