sub

Meaning

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

Concepts

under

below

beneath

close to

give or take

loosely

more or less

near

nearly

some

underneath

ungently

unto

up under

abrasively

grosso modo

as

equally

every bit

Synonyms

ad

infra

iuxta

usque

Translations

unter

sous

debajo

onder

dessous

sota

sotto

bajo

sob

debaixo

zu

zirka

schätzungsweise

aproximadament

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsʊb]

Etymology

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”.