supernus
Latin
Etymology
From super (“above, over”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈper.nus/, [sʊˈpɛr.nʊs]
Adjective
supernus (feminine superna, neuter supernum); first/second declension
- upper, that is located above
- celestial, supernal, lofty
- (figuratively) northern
- (military, substantive) a sword thrust made over the top of an opponent's shield
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | supernus | superna | supernum | supernī | supernae | superna | |
Genitive | supernī | supernae | supernī | supernōrum | supernārum | supernōrum | |
Dative | supernō | supernō | supernīs | ||||
Accusative | supernum | supernam | supernum | supernōs | supernās | superna | |
Ablative | supernō | supernā | supernō | supernīs | |||
Vocative | superne | superna | supernum | supernī | supernae | superna |
Derived terms
- supernas
- supernē
- supernitās
Related terms
- super
- superāns
- superō
Descendants
- English: supernal
- French: supernel
- Italian: superno
References
- supernus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- supernus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- supernus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette