sobre

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Etymology 1

Noun

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. envelope

Etymology 2

From Latin super.

Preposition

sobre

1. on (on the surface of)
2. above
3. around, about (roughly near to in time or space)

   sobre les cinco

   around five (o'clock)

4. about

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed súper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Preposition

sobre

1. on, on top of
2. over, above
3. about (a subject)

Derived terms

• a sobre

Related terms

Noun

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. top, upper part of an object
2. envelope

References

• “sobre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sobre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “sobre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

Noun

sobre

1. envelope

Danish

Adjective

sobre

1. definite of sober
2. plural of sober

Fala

Alternative forms

• sobri

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from Proto-Indo-European *eḱs *uperi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾe/

Preposition

sobre

1. about; concerning (on the subject of)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 2: Recunquista:

     Non poemos analizar con pormenoris estis siglos, pero tampoco se debi toleral que, sin fundamentus, se poña en duda algo que a Historia documentá nos lega sobre nossa terra.

     We can’t thoroughly analyse these centuries, but one mustn’t tolerate that, unfoundedly, something documented history tells us about our land be questioned.

2. above; on; over

Derived terms

• sobre tó

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sobrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔbʁ/

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

sobre (plural sobres)

1. sober (teetotal)
2. sober (dull, unexciting)
3. modest

Derived terms

• sobrement
• sobre comme un chameau

Related terms

• sobriété

Further reading

• “sobre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• orbes, robes

Galician

Alternative forms

• sobor

Etymology

From Old Galicia and Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Preposition

sobre

1. on, atop
2. about, concerning

Derived terms

• sobre de

Further reading

• “sobre” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

References

• “sobre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “sobre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “sobre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “sobre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “sobre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

Noun

sobre

1. envelope
2. excess

Norman

Etymology

From Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sōbrius.

Adjective

sobre m or f

1. (Jersey) sober

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super, from *eks-uper, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out of”) and *uperi. Doublet of the borrowed súper and super.

Cognate to Spanish sobre, French sur, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) and English over, super and sur-.

Alternative forms

• sôbre (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: so‧bre

Preposition

sobre

2. on; atop; on top of (located on the top surface of)

   Synonyms: (less formal) em cima de, (less formal) em

   Deixaram um livro sobre a mesa. ― They left a book on the table.

4. over; above (in or through the space above)

   Synonyms: (less formal) por cima de, acima de, (less formal) em cima de

   Antonyms: embaixo de, sob

   O pássaro voou sobre a muralha. ― The bird flew over the wall.

6. about; concerning (on the subject of)

   Synonyms: (more formal) acerca de, (more formal) a respeito de

   Discorremos sobre a guerra. ― We talked about the war.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 294:

     [...] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.

     the only teacher present when they entered was Binns, preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sobre.

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: so‧bre

Verb

sobre

1. inflection of sobrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sobrar.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾe/
• Rhymes: -obɾe
• Syllabification: so‧bre

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed super.

Preposition

sobre

1. over, above, on, upon, atop

   La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa.

   My aunt's pen is on the table.

2. about

   Dime algo sobre ti.

   Tell me something about yourself.

Usage notes

• In the sense of over or on, it is often replaced with the more general en, or with the more wordy arriba de or encima de. In the sense of about, being slightly informal, it is usually replaced in formal contexts with acerca de, or simply de if the context is sufficient to make the meaning clear.

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. envelope
2. small packet; sachet

Derived terms

Descendants

• Chavacano: sobre
• Hiligaynon: sobre
• Tagalog: sobre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sobre

1. inflection of sobrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “sobre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Adjective

sobre

1. definite natural masculine singular of sober

Anagrams

• sober

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾe/,
• Hyphenation: sob‧re

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

sobre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. envelope

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “sobre” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “sobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

Noun

sobre

1. envelope