Semantic Atlas: 'Above' in Different Languages and Regional Contexts
Above
əˈbʌv , adverb
in a higher place
Example of usage:
The sky above was clear and blue.
Wordsets: A2
above on other languages
| Languages | Translation | Transcription | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
English (British) | above | /əˈbʌv/ | The bird is flying above the trees. |
English (American) | above | əˈbʌv | The sky above was clear and blue. |
Portuguese (European) | acima | /aˈsi.mɐ/ | O pássaro está acima das árvores. |
Spanish | arriba | /aˈri.βa/ | El pájaro está arriba de los árboles. |
French | au-dessus | /o.də.sy/ | L'oiseau est au-dessus des arbres. |
Dutch | boven | ˈboː.vən | De lucht is boven het huis. |
Romanian | deasupra | de.aˈsup.ra | Pasărea este deasupra copacilor. |
Hungarian | fölött | ˈfölött | A madár a fák fölött repül. |
Croatian | iznad | /izˈnad/ | Mačka je iznad stola. |
Slovenian | nad | nad | Ptica leti nad drevesi. |
Czech | nad | nat | Hvězdy jsou nad námi. |
Polish | nad | nad | Ptak lata nad drzewami. |
Slovak | nad | nad | Vták letí nad stromami. |
Swedish | ovan | /ˈoː.van/ | Fågeln är ovan träden. |
Danish | over | ˈoːʌʁ | Himlen er over os. |
Norwegian | over | ˈoː.vər | Fuglen er over trærne. |
Italian | sopra | /ˈsopra/ | L'uccello è sopra gli alberi. |
Esperanto | super | ˈsu.per | La birdo flugas super la arboj. |
German | über | /ˈyː.bɐ/ | Der Vogel fliegt über die Bäume. |
Estonian | üle | /ˈyː.le/ | Lind on üle muru. |
Latvian | virs | /virs/ | Putns lido virs kokiem. |
Lithuanian | virš | /ˈvirʃ/ | Paukštis skrenda virš medžių. |
Finnish | yli | /ˈyl.i/ | Lintu lentää yli puiden. |
Greek | πάνω | ˈpano | Η γάτα είναι πάνω από το τραπέζι. |
Ukrainian | над | nɑd | Птах літає над деревами. |
Bulgarian | над | nɑd | Къщата е над реката. |