øvre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse øfri, from Proto-Germanic *ubizô, a superlative of the adverb *ub (“up”). Compare øverst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈøːvrə/, [ˈøwʁɐ], [ˈøwɐ]

Adjective

øvre (uninflected)

  1. upper (at a higher level, or more to the north, or upstream)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse øfri.

Adjective

øvre (indeclinable)

  1. upper

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse øfri and efri.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²œʋrə/

Adjective

øvre (comparative øvre, indefinite superlative øvst, definite superlative øvste)

  1. upper
    Ta den øvre av dei.
    Take the upper one.

References
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