Ubera: Latin lesson in overflowing breasts

From Wiktionary:

ubera

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

ūbera

1. nominative plural of ūber
2. accusative plural of ūber
3. vocative plural of ūber

 

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

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• über
• ueber

Etymology[edit]

From German über-

Pronunciation[edit]

• Rhymes: -uːbə(r)

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

Adjective[edit]

uber (not comparable)

1. Super; high-level; high-ranking quotations ▼

Adverb[edit]

uber (not comparable)

1. Very; super quotations ▼

Anagrams[edit]

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

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”) (r/n-stem, with r made common to all cases). Cognates include Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Old English ūder, and modern English udder.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.ber/, [ˈuː.bɛr]

Noun[edit]

ūber n (genitive ūberis); third declension

1. (anatomy) A teat, pap, dug, udder, a lactating breast
2. richness, fruitfulness

Inflection[edit]

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ūber	ūbera
Genitive	ūberis	ūberum
Dative	ūberī	ūberibus
Accusative	ūber	ūbera
Ablative	ūbere	ūberibus
Vocative	ūber	ūbera

Descendants[edit]

• Aromanian: udzir, udzãri
• Italian: ubere, ubero
• Portuguese: úbere

• Romanian: uger
• Romansch: iver, eiver, üver
• Spanish: ubre

Adjective[edit]

ūber (genitive ūberis); third declension

1. fruitful, productive
2. copious, full, rich

Inflection[edit]

Third declension.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	ūber			ūberēs	ūberia
Genitive	ūberis			ūberium
Dative	ūberī			ūberibus
Accusative	ūberem	ūber		ūberēs	ūberia
Ablative	ūberī			ūberibus
Vocative	ūber			ūberēs	ūberia

Adverb[edit]

ūber (comparative ūbius, superlative ūbissimē)

1. fruitfully, copiously, plentifully
2. (of style) fully, copiously

Usage notes[edit]

The positive form of the adverb is not attested in Classical Latin.

Related terms[edit]

• ūberō
• ūbertās
• ūbertim
• ūbertō

Descendants[edit]

• English: uberous

 

“What is also interesting about the word “ubera” is that “breasts ” is not it’s only meaning. One of its meanings is “abundance” and “overabundance.” The Latin Vulgate has many corruptions unfortunatoverabuely, but it hits this verse dead on.”

— Ray Stone’s comment on Let her breasts inebriate thee at all times

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