sobra

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See also: sobrá and sõbra

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sobrar.

Noun

sobra f (plural sobres)

  1. excess (too much)
  2. (in the plural) leftovers
    Synonym: sobralles
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

sobra

  1. inflection of sobrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsobra/
  • Hyphenation: so‧bra
  • Rhymes: -obra

Adjective

sobra (accusative singular sobran, plural sobraj, accusative plural sobrajn)

  1. sober
    Antonym: ebria

Derived terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: so‧bra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sobrar (“to remain”).

Noun

sobra f (plural sobras)

  1. (often in the plural) leftover; remainder (something that remains)
    Synonyms: resto, sobejo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sobra

  1. inflection of sobrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Sassarese

Alternative forms

  • sobr' (apocopic, found before a vowel sound)

Adverb

sobra

  1. Alternative spelling of sobbra

Preposition

sobra

  1. Alternative spelling of sobbra
    • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Primabéra [Spring]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Sassarese and Italian), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 13:
      […] E l’ombra
      débiri ancora di li rati nudi
      sobr’a la terra nuda mi commobi
      And again the feeble shadow of the naked branches 'on the naked earth moves me

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsobɾa/
  • Rhymes: -obɾa
  • Syllabification: so‧bra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sobrar.

Noun

sobra f (plural sobras)

  1. surplus, excess, extra
  2. (in the plural) leftovers, leavings
    Synonyms: migajas, restos
  3. rubbish, trash
    Synonym: basura
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sobra

  1. inflection of sobrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swedish

Adjective

sobra

  1. inflection of sober:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobra. Doublet of subla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsobɾa/,
  • Hyphenation: sob‧ra

Noun

sobra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ)

  1. surplus; excess; extra
    Synonyms: labis, higit

Derived terms

Related terms

Adjective

sobra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ)

  1. excessive; too much
    Synonym: labis-labis
  2. excess; surplus
    Synonym: labis

Adverb

sobra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ)

  1. (colloquial) so; very
    Synonyms: labis, napaka-

Further reading

  • “sobra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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