superus, supera, superum

Definitions for superus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
above, upper
English derivatives:
superior

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
Situated above, upper; also, the upper part of. (b) (of persons) living upstairs, upstream, etc. (c) mare ~um, the Adriatic (opp. mare inferum, the Tuscan Sea). (d) de, ex ~o, from above. (e) situated above the horizon.
2
Situated above in relation to the underworld, i.e. earthly. (b) (masc. pl. as sb.) those inhabiting the upper worlds, the living.
3
Of the regions above the earth, heavenly, celestial; also, belonging to celestial beings. (b) (of deities) dwelling heaven; (masc. pl. as sb.) those who dwell aloft, the (non-infernal) deities.
4
(w. ref. to time) Earlier, previous.

Sentences with superus

Latin to English

Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.Compare If the gods above are no use to me, then I'll move all hell.

Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit litora - multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum, saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram. [Aenis, I, 1]Compare I tell about war and the hero who first from Troy's frontier displaced by destiny, came to the Lavinian shores, to Italy - a man much travailed on sea and land by the powers above, because of the brooding anger of Juno.

Ego, quoniam superus mare obsideo, inferus navigo.Compare Since the upper sea is shut up, we will sail by the lower.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 181.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1880.
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): 119.

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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.

Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "superus, supera, superum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified October 4, 2023. Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/superus-supera-superum.