над

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

над • (nad)

1. above, over

   Галеби летаат над морето.

   Galebi letaat nad moreto.

   Seagulls are flying above the sea.

• надъ (nad) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))

• IPA^(key): [nət]

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над • (nad) (+ instrumental case)

1. above, over

Before words beginning with certain awkward consonant clusters such as мн- (mn-), вс- (vs-), and сн- (sn-), the variant form надо (nado) is used.

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ. Compare на (“on, onto”), над-, нат-.

• IPA^(key): /nâd/

на̏д (Latin spelling nȁd)

1. (+ instrumental case) over, above (with no change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)

   над столом ― over the table

   власт над неким ― power over somebody

   херој над херојима ― the greatest of all heroes

2. (+ accusative case) over, above (usually with change of position, answering the question kùda)

   Нагнуо се над воду. ― He leaned over the water.

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