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sobre

/ˈsobɾe/

preposition/ˈsobɾe/

over, above, on, upon, atop; about

La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa.My aunt's pen is on the table.

Inherited from Old Spanish sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed super.

noun, masculine/ˈsobɾe/plural: sobres

envelope; small packet; sachet; bed

Synonyms: saché, cama

Inherited from Old Spanish sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed super.

sobre — Spanish Dictionary | Passage