supero
See also: superó and superò
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /suˈpe.ɾo/
- (Central) IPA(key): /suˈpe.ɾu/
Verb
supero
- first-person singular present indicative form of superar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsu.pe.ro/
- Rhymes: -upero
- Hyphenation: sù‧pe‧ro
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin superus.
Adjective
supero (feminine supera, masculine plural superi, feminine plural supere)
- higher
- superior
Related terms
- superare
- superiore
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
supero
- first-person singular present indicative of superare
Further reading
- supero in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- supero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- supero in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- sùpero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Latin
Etymology
From superus (“above”), from super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *upér (“over, above”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.pe.roː/, [ˈs̠ʊpɛroː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.pe.ro/, [ˈsuːpero]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Verb
superō (present infinitive superāre, perfect active superāvī, supine superātum); first conjugation
- I surmount, rise over, rise above, go over, ascend, overtop, mount
- 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.: 317:
- superantque cacūmina nūbēs.
- and the peaks rise above the clouds.
- superantque cacūmina nūbēs.
- I go over, pass over, surpass, exceed, traverse
- Synonyms: praetereō, trānsgredior, trānseō, praeferō, trānsmittō, peragō, intrō
- I am superior, surpass, exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, am in excess, have the upper hand
- Synonyms: praepolleō, praestō, exsuperō
- I am abundant, overflow
- I overcome, overpower, conquer, subdue
- Synonyms: subigō, subiciō, dēvincō, vincō, conquestō, expugnō, domō, prōflīgō, ēvincō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, fundō
- I remain, I am left, I am left over, I survive
Conjugation
| Conjugation of superō (first conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | superō | superās | superat | superāmus | superātis | superant |
| imperfect | superābam | superābās | superābat | superābāmus | superābātis | superābant | |
| future | superābō | superābis | superābit | superābimus | superābitis | superābunt | |
| perfect | superāvī | superāvistī, superāstī1 | superāvit, superāt1 | superāvimus, superāmus1 | superāvistis, superāstis1 | superāvērunt, superāvēre, superārunt1 | |
| pluperfect | superāveram, superāram1 | superāverās, superārās1 | superāverat, superārat1 | superāverāmus, superārāmus1 | superāverātis, superārātis1 | superāverant, superārant1 | |
| future perfect | superāverō, superārō1 | superāveris, superāris1 | superāverit, superārit1 | superāverimus, superārimus1 | superāveritis, superāritis1 | superāverint, superārint1 | |
| passive | present | superor | superāris, superāre | superātur | superāmur | superāminī | superantur |
| imperfect | superābar | superābāris, superābāre | superābātur | superābāmur | superābāminī | superābantur | |
| future | superābor | superāberis, superābere | superābitur | superābimur | superābiminī | superābuntur | |
| perfect | superātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | superātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | superātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | superem | superēs | superet | superēmus | superētis | superent |
| imperfect | superārem | superārēs | superāret | superārēmus | superārētis | superārent | |
| perfect | superāverim, superārim1 | superāverīs, superārīs1 | superāverit, superārit1 | superāverīmus, superārīmus1 | superāverītis, superārītis1 | superāverint, superārint1 | |
| pluperfect | superāvissem, superāssem1 | superāvissēs, superāssēs1 | superāvisset, superāsset1 | superāvissēmus, superāssēmus1 | superāvissētis, superāssētis1 | superāvissent, superāssent1 | |
| passive | present | superer | superēris, superēre | superētur | superēmur | superēminī | superentur |
| imperfect | superārer | superārēris, superārēre | superārētur | superārēmur | superārēminī | superārentur | |
| perfect | superātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | superātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | superā | — | — | superāte | — |
| future | — | superātō | superātō | — | superātōte | superantō | |
| passive | present | — | superāre | — | — | superāminī | — |
| future | — | superātor | superātor | — | — | superantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | superāre | superāvisse, superāsse1 | superātūrum esse | superārī | superātum esse | superātum īrī | |
| participles | superāns | — | superātūrus | — | superātus | superandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| superandī | superandō | superandum | superandō | superātum | superātū | ||
1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Derived terms
- superāmentum
- superāns
- superātiō
- superātor
Descendants
- Aromanian: shupãr, shupãrari
- Catalan: sobrar
- → Catalan: superar
- → English: superate
- → Friulian: superâ
- Italian: soprare
- → Italian: superare
- Occitan: sobrar
- Portuguese: sobrar
- → Portuguese: superar
- Romanian: supăra, supărare
- Spanish: sobrar
- → Spanish: superar
References
- “supero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “supero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- supero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to cross the Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines: superare Alpes, Pyrenaeum, Apenninum (both always in the sing.)
- the water is up to, is above, the chest: aqua pectus aequat, superat
- to double a cape: promunturium superare
- to be defeated in fight, lose the battle: proelio vinci, superari, inferiorem, victum discedere
- to double an island, cape: superare insulam, promunturium
- (ambiguous) heavenly things; earthly things: supera et caelestia; humana et citerioria
- to cross the Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines: superare Alpes, Pyrenaeum, Apenninum (both always in the sing.)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suˈpɛ.ɾu/
- Rhymes: -ɛɾu
- Hyphenation: su‧pe‧ro
Verb
supero
- first-person singular present indicative of superar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suˈpeɾo/ [suˈpe.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: su‧pe‧ro
Verb
supero
- first-person singular present indicative of superar