"ob-" meaning in German

See ob- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Audio: De-ob-.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From ob (“over, above”). Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} ob-
  1. over-, super- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ob--de-prefix-3YiaV7j8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Prefix

Audio: De-ob-.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Latin ob-. Etymology templates: {{der|de|la|ob-}} Latin ob- Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} ob-
  1. ob- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ob--de-prefix-c5RBo0Kt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0
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