над

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Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -at
  • Hyphenation: над

Preposition

над (nad)

  1. above, over (indicates the location, presence of someone or something on top of someone or something)
    Я не мог знайсці свае ключы, таму што маё паліто было над імі.
    Ja nje moh znajsci svaje ključy, tamu što majó palitó byló nad imi.
    I couldn't find my keys because my coat was over them.
  2. (obsolete) than (used to name the object of comparison)
    Над яе няма прыгажэйшай.
    Nad jaje njama pryhažejšaj.
    There is no one more beautiful than her.

References

  • над”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • над” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ. Equivalent to на (na, on) +‎ (-d).

Pronunciation

Preposition

над (nad)

  1. above, over

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

Pronunciation

Preposition

над (nad)

  1. above, over
    Галеби летаат над морето.Galebi letaat nad moreto.Seagulls are flying above the sea.

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠨᠠᠳᠠ
(nada)
над
(nad)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Pronoun

над (nad)

  1. the oblique form of би (bi, I)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (when stressed)
  • Note: The final becomes a before the voiced consonants б (b), г (g), д (d), ж (ž) and з (z).

Preposition

над (nad)

  1. above, over

Usage notes

Before words beginning with certain consonant clusters such as мн- (mn-), вс- (vs-), and сн- (sn-), the variant form надо (nado) is used.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nadъ. Compare на (on, onto), над-, нат-.

Pronunciation

Preposition

на̏д (Latin spelling nȁd)

  1. over, above (with no change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)
    Synonym: и̏знад
    Antonym: по̏д
    над столомover the table
    власт над некимpower over somebody
    херој над херојимаthe greatest of all heroes
  2. over, above (usually with change of position, answering the question kùda)
    Synonym: и̏знад
    Antonym: по̏д
    Нагнуо се над воду.He leaned over the water.

References

  • над” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

Pronunciation

Preposition

над (nad)

  1. above, over (+ instrumental case)
    Над на́ми со́нце.Nad námy sónce.The sun is above us.
    перева́га над ки́мось/кимсьpereváha nad kýmosʹ/kymsʹan advantage over someone
  2. (+ accusative case)
    1. (rare) over (expression motion towards)
      іти́ над го́руitý nad hóruto go over a mountain
    2. more than, like (used when increasing the higher measure, the degree of comparison, etc.)
      Люблю́ їх над усе́!Ljubljú jix nad usé!I love them more than anything!
      Synonym: по́над (pónad)

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