sub

(Englisch)

  1. (ablative, with-ablative, with-accusative) under, beneath
  2. (ablative, with-ablative, with-accusative) behind
  3. (ablative, with-ablative, with-accusative) at the feet of
  4. (ablative, with-ablative, with-accusative) within, during
  5. (ablative, with-ablative, with-accusative) about, around (time); just before, just after, shortly before, shortly after
  6. (ablative, with-accusative) under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion)
  7. (ablative, with-accusative) until, before, up to, about

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
[ˈsʊb]
Etymologie (Englisch)

From Proto-Italic *supo, from Proto-Indo-European *upó. Compare Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó). The usage with the accusative is from the pre-PIE directional, while with the ablative it is from both the locative, “under”, and the ablative, “from underneath”.

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