над

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

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• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: над

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.

• “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

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

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над • (nad)

1. above, over

• дан (dan), над- (nad-)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

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над • (nad)

1. above, over

   Галеби летаат над морето. ― Galebi letaat nad moreto. ― Seagulls are flying above the sea.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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над • (nad)

1. the oblique form of би (bi, “I”)

• надъ (nad) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

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

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над • (nad)

1. above, over

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

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

• IPA^(key): /nâd/

на̏д (Latin spelling nȁd)

1. over, above (with no change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)

   Synonym: и̏знад

   Antonym: по̏д

   над столом ― over the table

   власт над неким ― power over somebody

   херој над херојима ― the 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.

• “над”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

• на́ді (nádi), на́до (nádo) — before awkward consonant clusters

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

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над • (nad)

1. above, over (+ instrumental case)

   Над на́ми со́нце. ― Nad námy sónce. ― The sun is above us.

   перева́га над ки́мось/кимсь ― pereváha nad kýmosʹ/kymsʹ ― an advantage over someone

2. (+ accusative case)
   1. (rare) over (expression motion towards)

      іти́ над го́ру ― itý nad hóru ― to 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)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “над”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “над”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)