superfluus
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From superfluō (“I am superfluous”), from super + fluō (“flow”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
superfluus m (feminine superflua, neuter superfluum); first/second declension
- running over, overflowing
- (figuratively) superfluous, unnecessary
- (figuratively) that is left over, remaining
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | superfluus | superflua | superfluum | superfluī | superfluae | superflua | |
| genitive | superfluī | superfluae | superfluī | superfluōrum | superfluārum | superfluōrum | |
| dative | superfluō | superfluae | superfluō | superfluīs | superfluīs | superfluīs | |
| accusative | superfluum | superfluam | superfluum | superfluōs | superfluās | superflua | |
| ablative | superfluō | superfluā | superfluō | superfluīs | superfluīs | superfluīs | |
| vocative | superflue | superflua | superfluum | superfluī | superfluae | superflua | |
Synonyms [edit]
- (superfluus): supervacāneus, supervacuus
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References [edit]
- superfluus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
