superb
See also: süperb
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superbus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /suˈpɝb/, /səˈpɝb/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sjuːˈpɜːb/, /suːˈpɜːb/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b
- Hyphenation: su‧perb
Adjective
superb (comparative superber, superlative superbest)
- First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.
- This champagne is superb.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314:
- Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- Grand; magnificent; august; stately.
- a superb edifice; a superb colonnade
- (dated) Haughty.
- 1858, Julia Kavanagh, Adèle, a Tale: Volume 2 (p.235):
- A remark which Isabella received with a superb curl of the lip, but at the same time, and to her brother's infinite relief, she walked away.
- 1858, Julia Kavanagh, Adèle, a Tale: Volume 2 (p.235):
Synonyms
- excellent
- superlative
Derived terms
- superbly
Translations
of the highest quality; exceptionally good
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Anagrams
- BUPERS, Repubs
German
Alternative forms
- süperb
Etymology
Borrowed from French superbe, from Latin superbus.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
superb (strong nominative masculine singular superber, not comparable)
- superb
Declension
Positive forms of superb (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist superb | sie ist superb | es ist superb | sie sind superb | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | superber | superbe | superbes | superbe |
genitive | superben | superber | superben | superber | |
dative | superbem | superber | superbem | superben | |
accusative | superben | superbe | superbes | superbe | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der superbe | die superbe | das superbe | die superben |
genitive | des superben | der superben | des superben | der superben | |
dative | dem superben | der superben | dem superben | den superben | |
accusative | den superben | die superbe | das superbe | die superben | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein superber | eine superbe | ein superbes | (keine) superben |
genitive | eines superben | einer superben | eines superben | (keiner) superben | |
dative | einem superben | einer superben | einem superben | (keinen) superben | |
accusative | einen superben | eine superbe | ein superbes | (keine) superben |
Further reading
- “superb” in Duden online
- “superb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Romanian
Etymology
From French superbe, from Latin superbus.
Adjective
superb m or n (feminine singular superbă, masculine plural superbi, feminine and neuter plural superbe)
- superb
Declension
Declension of superb
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | superb | superbă | superbi | superbe | ||
definite | superbul | superba | superbii | superbele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | superb | superbe | superbi | superbe | ||
definite | superbului | superbei | superbilor | superbelor |