uber-

See also: uber, ueber, über, and über-

English

Alternative forms

über-, ueber-

Etymology

Borrowed from German über-, from Middle High German über-, from Old High German uber-, ubar- (“above, over-”), from Proto-Germanic *ubiri (“over”). Cognate with English over-.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈu.bə(ɹ)/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈu.bɚ/

Or, imitating the German, /ˈjuːbə/, /ˈɪuːbə/, /ˈyːbə/.

Prefix

uber-

(slang) Super; really; mega-.
And Gisele Bündchen was known as an uber-model, over and above super-models. [1]

Uber-fans forget that even a sporting arena is a public place, not the living room; and that in public places certain rules of conduct apply. [2]

Usage notes

A hyperbolic term, implying extremely, to the point of obsession. May accordingly have pejorative connotations, as in uberdork, ubergeek.

Derived terms

See also: English words prefixed with uber-
uberdork
ubergeek
ubercool
übercool

Related terms

ubermensch

Translations

slang: super, really, mega-

Danish: mega-, over-, super- (da) (sarcastically or rarely used), hyper- (exaggerative)
Finnish: super- (fi), über- (fi)
French: mega- (fr), super- (fr)

German: über- (de), ober- (de), mega- (de)
Hungarian: über (hu)
Spanish: mega- (es), super- (es)

References

The Weekend Australian. "Payne hopes for Uber-horse - Gelding fashionably attired for $3m race". Pg. 80. April 3, 2004.
Albuquerque Journal. "This Is No Place For Noise." Pg. B1. January 11, 2004.

Anagrams

Brue, Bure, Rube, buer, bure, ebru, erub, rube

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