Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1884.suprā on page 1884
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suprā above
suprā is a Latin Adverb that primarily means above.
Definitions for suprā
Wheelock's Latin
Adverb
- 1
above
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
On the upper surface, on top.
- 2
At or to a higher level, above. (b) (expr. relative height) extending further upwards, taller. (c) upstream; to the north.
Preposition
- 1
On (to) the upper side of, on top of. (b) (expr. geog. position) on the banks of (a river).
- 2
At or to a higher level than, above. (b) ~ terram, above ground (opp. underground); (also in giving measurements). (c) ~ caput (capita), (transf.) in a threatening position, hanging over one's head.
- 3
(special uses): (a) On the side of (a place) away from the coast, a river-mouth, metropolis. etc., above; (app. also) north of; to the far side of (a promontory). (b) (w. ref. to position on a banqueting couch, from the standpoint of those eating) on the left of.
- 4
Going back in time beyond (a certain point), earlier than.
- 5
Exceeding in number or amount, more than (a specified figure). (b) ~numerum, (of candidates) in excess of the required number; (hence, of officials) supernumerary.
Sentences with suprā
Latin to English
Supra limen sublata est ne laberetur.Compare She was carried over the threshold in case she stumbled.
O quam contempta res est homo, nisi supra humana surrexerit! [Naturales quaestiones, O. praef. 5]Compare What a despicable thing is man, unless he rises above the human condition. [Tr. John Clarke]
Nemo est supra leges.Compare No one is above the law.
Imperator...intra ecclesiam, non supra ecclesiam est. (Sermo contra Auxentium, 35)Compare The emperor...is in the Church, not above the Church.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 488.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1884.
- 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): 125.
Bibliography
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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. "suprā (adv.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/supra.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 488.on page 488
