over-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Above, or higher.
2. (morpheme) Superior.
3. (morpheme) Excessive; excessively.
4. (morpheme) Surrounding or covering.
5. (augmentative, morpheme) Exceptional; extremely or intensely.

Synonyms

absence

abundantly

certainty

completeness

excess

hard

over

overly

profusely

non-

un-

surplus-

excess-

DE

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dis-

overmuchness

Translations

over-

sobre-

super-

sobre-

super-

excès

über-

Überschuss

sur-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊ̯.vəɹ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: over-

Inherited from Old English: ofer-

Cognate with Dutch: over-

Cognate with German: über-

Cognate with Swedish: över-

Cognate with Welsh: gor-

Cognate with Spanish: sobre-

Cognate with Armenian: վեր-

Cognate with Persian: ابر

In summary

From 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.