superficiēs
From super- (“above, over”) + faciēs (“form, configuration, shape”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /su.perˈfi.ki.eːs/, [s̠ʊpɛrˈfɪkieːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /su.perˈfi.t͡ʃi.es/, [superˈfiːt͡ʃies]
Noun
superficiēs f (genitive superficiēī); fifth declension
- the top, surface (upper side of a thing)
- (law) a building (as opposed to the land on which it is built)
- (geometry) a superficies
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Inflection
Fifth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | superficiēs | superficiēs |
| Genitive | superficiēī | superficiērum |
| Dative | superficiēī | superficiēbus |
| Accusative | superficiem | superficiēs |
| Ablative | superficiē | superficiēbus |
| Vocative | superficiēs | superficiēs |