von oben
Swedish
Alternative forms
- von Oben
Etymology
From German von oben herab.
Adjective
von oben (comparative mer von oben, superlative mest von oben)
- haughty, condescending, full of oneself
- Han är ju rätt schysst och så, men lite von oben
- He's pretty nice and all, but a bit full of himself
Usage notes
Sometimes written "von Oben," with von taken as a nobiliary particle (it's intuitively obvious to native Swedish speakers that oben means above).
References
- oben von oben in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- oben von oben in Svensk ordbok (SO)