über

German (Berlin)

/ˈyːbɐ/, /ˈʏbɐ/

preposition
Definitions
  • (accusative) above, over spatially
  • about, concerning, over, at in reference to
  • (accusative) via, through, by way of
  • (accusative) across
  • (accusative) during, for, over a time period
  • (accusative) about
  • around, among
  • over, more than, above a quantity
  • beyond
  • at when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German ubiri inherited from Proto-Germanic *ubiri (over) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *upéri.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*upéri

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