superfluo

Italian

Adjective

superfluo m (f superflua, m plural superflui, f plural superflue)

1. superfluous, redundant, surplus, unnecessary, needless

Synonyms

• ridondante, inutile, in più

Noun

superfluo m (plural superflui)

1. superfluous thing, surplus

Antonyms

• indispensabile, essenziale, necessario

Derived terms

• superfluità

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /suˈper.flu.oː/

Etymology 1

From super + fluō (“flow”).

Verb

present active superfluō, present infinitive superfluere, perfect active superfluxī. (no passive)

1. (intransitive) I run over, overflow
2. (intransitive, figuratively) I am superabundant, superabound; I am superfluous.
3. (transitive) I flow by or past.

Inflection

    Third Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	superfluō	superfluis	superfluit	superfluimus	superfluitis	superfluunt
	future	superfluam	superfluēs	superfluet	superfluēmus	superfluētis	superfluent
	imperfect	superfluēbam	superfluēbās	superfluēbat	superfluēbāmus	superfluēbātis	superfluēbant
	perfect	superfluxī	superfluxistī	superfluxit	superfluximus	superfluxistis	superfluxērunt
	future perfect	superfluxerō	superfluxeris	superfluxerit	superfluxerimus	superfluxeritis	superfluxerint
	pluperfect	superfluxeram	superfluxerās	superfluxerat	superfluxerāmus	superfluxerātis	superfluxerant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	superfluam	superfluās	superfluat	superfluāmus	superfluātis	superfluant
	imperfect	superfluerem	superfluerēs	superflueret	superfluerēmus	superfluerētis	superfluerent
	perfect	superfluxerim	superfluxerīs	superfluxerit	superfluxerīmus	superfluxerītis	superfluxerint
	pluperfect	superfluxissem	superfluxissēs	superfluxisset	superfluxissēmus	superfluxissētis	superfluxissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	superflue	superfluitō	superfluitō	—	—	—
	plural	superfluite	superfluitōte	superfluuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		superfluere	superfluxisse	—	—	—	—
participles		superfluēns (superfluentis)	—	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• superfluus

Related terms

affluō circumfluō cōnfluō dēfluō diffluō

effluō fluō īnfluō interfluō

perfluō praefluō praeterfluō prōfluō

refluō subterfluō superfluē trānsfluō

Etymology 2

From superfluus (“superfluous”), from superfluō (“I am superfluous”), from super + fluō (“flow”).

Adverb

superfluō (not comparable)

1. superfluously

Synonyms

• (superfluously): superfluē

Etymology 3

Inflected form of superfluus (“superfluous”).

Adjective

superfluō

1. dative masculine singular of superfluus
2. dative neuter singular of superfluus
3. ablative masculine singular of superfluus
4. ablative neuter singular of superfluus

References

• superfluo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

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Spanish

Adjective

superfluo m (feminine superflua, masculine plural superfluos, feminine plural superfluas)

1. superfluous