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“over” in Latin
superusabove, upper, higherultrābeyondhūcto this, to this (alone), to (only) this subject/matter; for this (alone), for this (one) thing; to/at (precisely) this illicyon, that, that over there (3rd person demonstrative pronoun of distance)multusmuch; manyampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample; impetuous, violent, strongundōto rise in waves; to overflow with, abound in; to wave, undulatedēsinōto leave off, give over, give up; to cease, desist, stop; to stop, end, close, make an endnimiusexcessive, too great, too much; beyond measurenimistoo, too much, excessively; exceedingly, beyond measure
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
over
preposition,
Above, super; supra.
Beyond, trans; ultra.
Across, trans.
More than, super quam. ☞ Over, in compounds, is expressed in Latin by trans (singly or in composition; ☞ a verb compounded with trans takes either a simple accusative, or an accusative with trans repeated), citra with an accusative ex (from) with an ablative, ad (to) with an accusative; or by adverb, superne; huc, illuc, accusative to the sense. This preposition is often implied in the Latin verbs or phrases; e.g., to have a great advantage over one, aliquem longe superare; plurimum praestare alicui.
over adv.
More, supra; plus, amplius (☞ et quod excurrit is late, as in Paullus, Dig., 16, 3, 26, § 2, decem et quod excurrit; Veg., Mil., 1, 28, viginti et quod excurrit annorum pax): a little over or under, haud multo (☞ not aliquanto; i. e., considerably) plus minusve: to have over and above, superest mihi aliquid (I have a surplus; but relinquitur mihi aliquid, or reliquum habeo aliquid, I keep something as a remainder).
To denote a disastrous or fatal termination, with the verb to be; e.g., to be all over, finem habere; desinere: it is all over with me, actum est de me! perii! occtdi
over
[in composition (too much)] [in composition (too much)] when the particular compound is not found, may usually be translated (1) by nimium, nimis, praeter or ultra modum (excessively), or (2) by the comparative or superlative of some adjective, or adverb. Thus: over frequently, nimis or nimium saepe: over much, plus justo, nimium plus; praeter modum: to be over timid, timidiorem esse: to overdo anything, modum excedere in aliqua re: over proud, superbissimus: over bashful, ultra modum verecundus: over easy (of temper), justo facilior.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for over?
- The usual Latin words for “over” are superus, ultrā, hūc; also illic, multus, amplus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.