Explore the origins and translations of the word ‘über’ across various languages

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Über (German pronunciation: [ˈyːbɐ] ⓘ, sometimes written uber /ˈuːbər/[1] in English-language publications) is a German language word meaning “over”, “above” or “across”. It is an etymological twin with German ober, and is a cognate (through Proto-Germanic) with English over, Dutch over, Swedish över and Icelandic yfir, among other Germanic languages; it is a distant cognate to the Sanskrit word ūpari and Hindi ūpar (both meaning ‘above’, ‘over’ or ‘up’), probably through Proto-Indo-European. The word is relatively well known within Anglophone communities due to its occasional use as a hyphenated prefix in informal English, usually for emphasis. The German word is properly spelled with an umlaut, while the spelling of the English loanword varies.

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Über, sometimes written ueber, uber or uuber, is a German language word meaning “over”, “above” or “across”. It is an etymological twin with German ober, and is cognate (through Proto-Germanic ) with English over, Dutch over, and Icelandic yfir, among other Germanic languages.

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The dictionary gives us these main meanings:

über [+Akk.] [betreffend] about {prep} [concerning]

über

above {prep} across {prep} over {prep} {adv} on {prep}

at {prep}

of {prep}

by {prep}

more than {prep}

by means of {prep}

higher than {prep}

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Definition of über-

1: being a superlative example of its kind or class : SUPER-übernerd

2: to an extreme or excessive degree : SUPER-übercool