sur
Meaning
-
- on, upon
- on top of
- from on top of
- above
- out of
- in the case of
- about, concerning
- (informal) in (a place)
Concepts
be on
at about
in the case of
Synonyms
ê
autour de
au dessus de
quelqu’un
relativement à
vers l’arrière
vers le haut de
au dessous de
autorité supérieure
d’accord
de haut
des fois
d’une manière
l’arrière
plus que
quelques fois
sur l’arrière
là dessus
at
к
au dessus
au sujet
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/syʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sur, from Old French sur, seur, sor, soure, souvre, sovre (“on, upon, over”), from Latin super (“over, on, above”), from *eks-uper, from *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *upér (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of super, a borrowing. Cognate with Old English ofer (“over, above”). More at over.
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