Macedonian

Preposition

над • ‎(nad)

1. above, over

   Галеби летаат над морето.‎

   Galebi letaat nad moreto.

   Seagulls are flying above the sea.

Russian

Alternative forms

• надъ ‎(nad) (Pre-reform orthography)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nət]

Preposition

над • ‎(nad) (+ instrumental case)

1. above, over

Usage notes

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nâd/

Preposition

на̏д ‎(Latin spelling nȁd)

1. (with instrumental) 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. (with accusative) over, above (usually with change of position, answering the question kùda)

   нагнуо се над воду‎ ― he leaned over the water

References

• “над” in Hrvatski jezični portal