Semantic Atlas: 'Above' in Different Languages and Regional Contexts

Above

əˈbʌv , preposition

higher than something else

Example of usage:

The picture is above the fireplace.

Wordsets: A1

Languages	Translation	Transcription	Example
English (British)	above	əˈbʌv	The bird is flying above the tree.
English (American)	above	əˈbʌv	The picture is above the fireplace.
Portuguese (European)	acima	aˈsima	O pássaro está acima da árvore.
French	au-dessus	o dyˈsy	L'oiseau est au-dessus de l'arbre.
Dutch	boven	ˈboːvən	De luchtballon is boven het huis.
Romanian	deasupra	de.aˈsu.pra	Pasărea zboară deasupra copacului.
Spanish	encima	enˈθima	El pájaro vuela encima del árbol.
Hungarian	fölött	ˈfölött	A madár a fa fölött repül.
Croatian	iznad	izˈnad	Mačka je iznad stola.
Slovak	nad	nad	Hlava je nad telom.
Polish	nad	nad	Ptak leci nad drzewem.
Czech	nad	nad	Hlava je nad tělem.
Slovenian	nad	nad	Ptica leti nad drevesom.
Swedish	ovan	ˈoːvan	Fågeln flyger ovanför trädet.
Norwegian	over	ˈoːvər	Fuglen flyr over treet.
Danish	over	ˈoːʌ	Fuglen flyver over træet.
Italian	sopra	ˈsopra	L'uccello è sopra l'albero.
Esperanto	super	ˈsuper	La birdo flugas super la arbo.
German	über	ˈyːbɐ	Der Vogel fliegt über den Baum.
Estonian	üle	ˈyːle	Lind on puu kohal.
Latvian	virs	virs	Putns lido virs koka.
Lithuanian	virš	virʃ	Paukštis skrenda virš medžio.
Finnish	yli	ˈylɪ	Lintu lentää puun ylle.
Greek	πάνω	ˈpano	Η γάτα είναι πάνω από το τραπέζι.
Bulgarian	над	nɑd	Къщата е над реката.
Ukrainian	над	nɑd	Птах літає над деревом.