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The Ober, formerly Obermann, in Austrian also called the Manderl, is the court card in the German and Swiss styles of playing cards that corresponds in rank to the Queen in French packs. The name Ober (lit.: "over") is an abbreviation of the former name for these cards, Obermann, which meant something like 'superior' or 'lord'. [1]
Über (German pronunciation: ⓘ, sometimes written uber / ˈ uː b ər / [1] in English-language publications) is a German language word meaning "over", "above" or "across". It is an etymological twin with German ober, and is a cognate (through Proto-Germanic) with English over, Dutch over, Swedish över and Icelandic yfir, among other Germanic languages; it is a distant cognate to the ...
Oberleutnant (English: First Lieutenant) [1] is a senior lieutenant officer rank in the German-speaking armed forces of Germany , the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces. In Austria, Oberleutnant is also a designation for certain positions in the federal police and prison guards.
Ober may refer to: Ober (playing card), court card in the German and Swiss styles of playing cards; Ober, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Starke County; Oberek (also ober), a lively Polish dance in triple metre; Waiter (Dutch: Ober), a 2006 absurdist black comedy
Oberst is a German word. Spelled with a capital O, "Oberst" is a noun and defines the military rank of colonel or group captain.Spelled with a lower case o, or "oberst", it is an adjective, meaning "superior, top, topmost, uppermost, highest, chief, head, first, principal, or supreme".
Oberstleutnant (German pronunciation: [ˈʔoːbɐstlɔʏtnant]) (English: Lieutenant Colonel) [1] is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to lieutenant colonel. [2] It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway.
Oberst is a surname of Germanic origin, having originated as a topographic name for someone who lived in the highest part of a village or on a hillside, from Middle High German obrist, meaning ‘uppermost’ (later oberst), the superlative form of ober.
Emil Maurice as an Oberführer. Oberführer (short: Oberf, [ˈoːbɐfyːʁɐ], lit. ' senior leader ') was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) dating back to 1921.