over-

See also: over, över, Över, øver, and över-

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English over-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English ofer- (“over-”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *ubar- (“over-”). Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, Danish over-, Swedish över-. More at over.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvɚ/

Prefix

over-

1. above, or higher
2. superior
3. excessively

   overkind, overloud

4. surrounding or covering

   overcoat, overpack, overshoe

Usage notes

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.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with over-

Translations

above or higher

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 過度／过度 (zh) (guòdù), 过度 (zh) (guòdù)

• Czech: přes-, pře-
• French: sur- (fr)
• German: über- (de)
• Hungarian: felül- (hu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: sobre- (pt), super- (pt)
• Russian: пере- (ru) (pere-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)
• Scots: ower-
• Scottish Gaelic: tar-
• Spanish: super- (es), sobre- (es)
• Swedish: compounds with över (sv)
• Yiddish: איבער־ (iber-)

superior

• Czech: přes-
• Portuguese: sobre- (pt), super- (pt)
• Russian: пере- (ru) (pere-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Scots: ower-
• Swedish: compounds with över (sv)

excessively

• Czech: přes-
• Galician: sobre- (gl), super- (gl)
• Hungarian: túl- (hu)
• Portuguese: sobre- (pt), super- (pt)
• Russian: пере- (ru) (pere-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Scots: ower-
• Scottish Gaelic: tar-
• Spanish: super- (es), sobre- (es)
• Swedish: compounds with över (sv)

Anagrams

• -vore, Vore, rove, vore

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Danish

Etymology

From from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *ubar- (“over-”). Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, English over-, Swedish över-. More at over.

Prefix

over-

1. usually the same as over- in English.

See also

Danish terms prefixed with over-

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Dutch

Etymology

See over

Pronunciation

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Prefix

over-

1. Prepended to verbs; denotes that action takes place over the object.

   Hij oversproeide de planten.

   He sprayed over the plants.

2. Prepended to verbs, nouns and adjectives; denotes that the action or state takes place excessively.

   De man overeet zich.

   The man overeats.

Dutch terms prefixed with over-

Usage notes

The second meaning is not shared by compounds with the adverb over.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Prefix

over-

1. usually the same as over- in English.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with over-

References

• “over-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Prefix

over-

1. usually the same as over- in English.

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with over-