Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

over-

/ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.08 in modern English

Syllables
over-
IPA
/ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Above, or higher.

prefix

Superior.

prefix

Excessive; excessively.

prefix

Surrounding or covering.

prefix

Exceptional; extremely or intensely.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/
  • British English: /ˈəʊ̯və/

Synonyms

hyper- ultra- ana- super- supra- uber- macro- arch- mega- giga- -zilla grand

Questions

How do you pronounce over-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/.
What does over- mean?
Above, or higher.
Where does over- come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce over-

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