"sobre" meaning in Portuguese

See sobre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈso.bɾi/ [Brazil], /ˈso.bɾi/ [Brazil], /ˈso.bɾe/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈso.bɾɨ/ [Portugal], [ˈso.βɾɨ] [Portugal]
Etymology: 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-. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|sobre}} Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, {{inh|pt|la|super}} Latin super, {{m|la|*eks-uper}} *eks-uper, {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*eḱs||out of}} Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out of”), {{m|ine-pro|*uperi}} *uperi, {{doublet|pt|súper|super|notext=1}} súper and super, {{cog|es|sobre}} Spanish sobre, {{cog|fr|sur}} French sur, {{cog|grc|ὑπέρ||above}} Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”), {{cog|en|over}} English over, {{m|en|super}} super, {{m|en|sur-}} sur- Head templates: {{head|pt|preposition}} sobre
  1. on; atop; on top of (located on the top surface of) Synonyms: em cima de [informal], em [informal]
    Sense id: en-sobre-pt-prep-pt:on_top_of
  2. over; above (in or through the space above) Synonyms: por cima de [informal], acima de, em cima de [informal]
    Sense id: en-sobre-pt-prep-pt:over
  3. about; concerning (on the subject of) Synonyms: acerca de (english: more formal), a respeito de (english: more formal)
    Sense id: en-sobre-pt-prep-pt:about Categories (other): Portuguese prepositions Disambiguation of Portuguese prepositions: 25 25 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sôbre [obsolete] Related terms: sobejo, soberano, soberbo, sobrar, sobre-, super, super-
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɔ.bɾi/ [Brazil], /ˈsɔ.bɾi/ [Brazil], /ˈsɔ.bɾe/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈsɔ.bɾɨ/ [Portugal], [ˈsɔ.βɾɨ] [Portugal]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} sobre
  1. inflection of sobrar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: sobrar
    Sense id: en-sobre-pt-verb-J02lPvlh Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 3 5 54 29
  2. inflection of sobrar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: sobrar
    Sense id: en-sobre-pt-verb-hb4kTaFL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "ipa": "[ˈsɔ.βɾɨ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sobre"
}

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