over-

From Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, Swedish över-, Welsh gor-, Spanish sobre-, Armenian վեր- (ver-), Persian ابر (abar-). Doublet of super-, sur-, and hyper-. More at over.

• IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ̯.vəɹ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ̯.və/, [ˈəʊ̯və]
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/, [ˈʌ̝ʊvɚ]
  • (New Zealand, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɐʉ̯.və/, [ˈɐʉ̯vɐ]
  • (Scottish English) IPA^(key): [ˈo̝.vər]
  • (Indian English) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.bʱə(ɾ)/

over-

1. Above, or higher.

   overbar, overlook

2. Superior.

   overlord

3. Excessive; excessively.

   overkind, overloud, overstate

4. Surrounding or covering.

   overcoat, overpaint

5. (augmentative) Exceptional; extremely or intensely.

Comparison of relative combinations (two separate words, hyphenated or a single compound word) does not easily fit a pattern; terms become compound words as they are broadly accepted.

• (excessively): hyper-, ultra-, ana-
• (augmentative): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand

• -vore, Vore, rove, vore

From Proto-Germanic *ubar- (“over-”). Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, English over-, Swedish över-. More at over.

over-

1. usually the same as over- in English.

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over-

1. Prepended to verbs; denotes that action takes place over the object.

   Hij oversproeide de planten.

   He sprayed over the plants.

2. Prepended to verbs, nouns and adjectives; denotes that the action or state takes place excessively.

   De man overeet zich.

   The man overeats.

The second meaning is not shared by compounds with the adverb over.

over-

1. usually the same as over- in English.

• “over-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

over-

1. usually the same as over- in English.