uber-

See also: uber, ueber, über, and über-

English

Alternative forms

• über-, ueber-

Etymology

Borrowed from German über-, from Middle High German über-, from Old High German uber-, ubar- (“above, over-”), from Proto-Germanic *ubiri (“over”). Cognate with English over-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.bə(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈu.bɚ/

Or, imitating the German, /ˈjuːbə/, /ˈɪuːbə/, /ˈyːbə/.

Prefix

uber-

1. (slang) Super; really; mega-.

   And Gisele Bündchen was known as an uber-model, over and above super-models.

   Uber-fans forget that even a sporting arena is a public place, not the living room; and that in public places certain rules of conduct apply.

Usage notes

A hyperbolic term, implying extremely, to the point of obsession. May accordingly have pejorative connotations, as in uberdork, ubergeek.

Derived terms

• See also: English words prefixed with uber-
• uberdork
• ubergeek
• ubercool
• übercool

Related terms

• ubermensch

Translations

slang: super, really, mega-

• Danish: mega-, over-, super- (da) (sarcastically or rarely used), hyper- (exaggerative)
• Finnish: super- (fi), über- (fi)
• French: mega- (fr), super- (fr)
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• German: über- (de), ober- (de), mega- (de)
• Hungarian: über (hu)
• Spanish: mega- (es), super- (es)

Anagrams

• Brue, Bure, Rube, buer, bure, ebru, erub, rube