sobre

See also: sobré, sôbre, and sobre-

Asturian

Etymology 1

Noun

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. envelope

Etymology 2

From Latin super.

Preposition

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

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Catalan

Etymology

From , 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) [ˈso.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈso.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈso.bɾe]

Preposition

sobre

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

Derived terms

• a sobre

Related terms

• soberg
• sobirà
• sobrar
• sobre-
• súper
• super-

 

Noun

sobre m (plural sobres)

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

Further reading

• “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

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

Noun

sobre

1. envelope

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Danish

Adjective

sobre

1. definite of sober
2. plural of sober

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Fala

Etymology

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

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

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French

Etymology

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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• orbes, robes

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Galician

Alternative forms

• sobor

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoβɾɪ]

Preposition

sobre

1. on, atop
2. about, concerning

Derived terms

• sobre de

Further reading

• “sobre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sobre”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sobre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

Noun

sobre

1. envelope
2. excess

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sōbrius.

Adjective

sobre m or f

1. (Jersey) sober

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.bɾɨ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈso.bɾi/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈso.bɾe/

Preposition

sobre

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

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

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

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

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

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

   Antonyms: embaixo de, sob

6. about; concerning (on the subject of)
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, 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 [the classroom] was Binns, [...] preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.

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

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sobre.

Related terms

• sobejo
• soberano
• soberbo
• sobrar
• sobre-
• super
• super-

 

Etymology 2

Inflected form of sobrar (“to remain; to be left over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɾɨ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɾi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɾe/

Verb

sobre

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sobrar.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾe/ [ˈso.β̞ɾe]

Etymology 1

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

• sobre la marcha
• sobre ruedas
• sobre todo

 

Related terms

• sobejo
• soberano
• soberbia
• sobornal
• sobrar
• sobre-
• sobrevivir
• super / super-

 

Noun

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. envelope

Derived terms

• sobre de primer día

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sobre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of sobrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of sobrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of sobrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of sobrar.

Further reading

• “sobre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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Swedish

Adjective

sobre

1. (deprecated template usage) definite natural masculine singular of sober

Anagrams

• sober

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

sobre

1. envelope

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Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

Noun

sobre

1. envelope