superus
super-us überere, oberere, höhere
- From Proto-Italic *superos, cognate to Oscan 𐌔𐌖𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌉𐌔 (supruis, dat. pl. m.) and Umbrian 𐌔𐌖𐌐𐌓𐌖 (supru, abl. sg. m.).
- Equivalent to super (“above, over”, preposition) + -us (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsʊ.pɛ.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsuː.pe.rus]
Adjective
superus (feminine supera, neuter superum, comparative superior, superlative suprēmus or superrimus or superrumus or summus, adverbsuper or suprā); first/second-declension adjective
- above, upper, higher
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | superus | supera | superum | superī | superae | supera | |
| genitive | superī | superae | superī | superōrum | superārum | superōrum | |
| dative | superō | superae | superō | superīs | |||
| accusative | superum | superam | superum | superōs | superās | supera | |
| ablative | superō | superā | superō | superīs | |||
| vocative | supere | supera | superum | superī | superae | supera | |