superbus, superba, superbum

Definitions for superbus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
arrogant, overbearing, haughty, proud
English derivatives:
superb

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
Full of lofty self-esteem, proud, haughty, disdainful. (b) (as the conventional ep. or cognomen of L. Tarquinius, the last king of Rome). (c) (poet., of things lofty or loftily situated). (d) (w. abl.) exultant or glorying (in); (also w. inf.).
2
Indicative or expressive of pride, disdain, or sim.: (a) (of the face, words, conduct, etc.). (b) (of emblems or trappings of power).
3
(of an honour or sim.) That is a source of pride.
4
(esp. of buildings or their appointments) Grand, proud, sumptuous. (b) ales ~a, the phoenix.
5
(as the name of an early-ripening variety of pear, cf. PLIN.Nat.15.53; also as the name of a variety of olive.

Sentences with superbus

Latin to English

Sī multōs amīcōs habēre vīs, nōlī esse superbus.Compare If you wish to have many friends, do not be arrogant.

Tū regere imperiō populōs, Rōmāne, mementō (hae tibi erunt artēs), pācīque impōnere mōrem, parcere subiectīs et dēbellāre superbōs. (Vergil, Aeneid VI,851-853)Compare You must remember, Roman, to rule the nations with your power (this will be your special skill), and to impose the habit of peace, to spare the conquered and to make war on the proud.

Servitium rex superbus, suus libertas immemor alienus oppugno venio.Compare The slaves of proud kings, unmindful of their own liberty, are coming to attack that of others.

Frangitur ipsa suis Roma superba bonis.Compare Proud Rome is now brought low by her wealth.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 174.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1873.
Word frequencies
Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 126.

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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.

Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.

Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "superbus, superba, superbum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified October 4, 2023. Accessed December 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/superbus-superba-superbum.