super-

See also: super, souper, Super, súper, süper, and supèr-

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)upəː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsupəɹ/
Hyphenation: su‧per-

Prefix

super-

located above; (anatomy) superior in position
superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from ^[1])
a more inclusive category
supercategory, superfamily, superculture
beyond, over, or upon
supernatural, superhuman, supersonic
greater than in quantity
superwavelength, supersynchronous, superrotation
excessive; exceptionally large in quantity
superphosphate, superhydration
superior in title or status
superintendent, supervisor
superior in power or potency
supervolcano, supercow, superantigen, superpotent
(augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
superbenevolent, superblizzard, superquiet, supersharp, superbright
(physics) regarding supersymmetry
superparticle, superpartner, superWIMP
(fiction) regarding superheroes
superheroic

terms derived from super- (above)

terms derived from super- (inclusive)

terms derived from super- (beyond)

terms derived from super- (more than)

terms derived from super- (excessive)

terms derived from super- (superior)

terms derived from super- (supersymmetry)

terms derived from super- (superheroes)

Related terms

super

Translations

above, over, or upon

Catalan: sobre- (ca), super- (ca)
Finnish: yli- (fi)
Galician: sobre- (gl)
Georgian: ზე- (ze-)
German: über- (de)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Icelandic: ofur-
Italian: sovra-
Middle English: sur-, over-
Pashto: يبي (íbí)
Portuguese: sobre- (pt)
Russian: су́пер- (ru) (súper-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)
Spanish: super- (es), sobre- (es)
Swedish: över- (sv), super- (sv)
Welsh: uwch-, goruwch-, gor- (cy), ar-, tra-

superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position

Catalan: super- (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 超 (zh) (chāo), ^{(please verify)} 特 (zh) (tè)
Czech: super-
Finnish: yli- (fi), super- (fi)
Georgian: სუპერ- (suṗer-), ზე- (ze-)
Japanese: 超- (ja) (chō-)
Pashto: يبي (íbí)
Polish: super- (pl)
Portuguese: super- (pt)
Russian: су́пер- (ru) (súper-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)

inclusive

Finnish: super- (fi)

(physics) relating to supersymmetry

Finnish: super- (fi)

(fiction) relating to superheroes

Catalan: super- (ca)
Finnish: super- (fi)
Italian: super- (it)
Pashto: يبي m (íbí)
Portuguese: super- (pt)
Russian: су́пер- (ru) (súper-)
Welsh: siwpyr-

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 超- (zh) (chāo-)
French: ^{(please verify)} super- (fr)
German: ^{(please verify)} über (de), ^{(please verify)} super- (de)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 超- (ja) (ちょう-, chō-)
Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} над- (nad-), ^{(please verify)} супер- (super-)
Persian: ^{(please verify)} سوپر (fa) (super-), ^{(please verify)} ابر (fa) (abar-)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} supra- (ro)
Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} os-
Slovene: ^{(please verify)} nad-, ^{(please verify)} super-

Anagrams

sprue, Rupes, Pre-Us, re-ups, pures, Prues, Purse, purse, reups, rupes, puers

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-.

Prefix

super-

super-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with super-

Czech

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

super-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with super-

Danish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

(informal) very
- 2012, C.J. Box, Tre uger endnu, Klim, →ISBN:
  Det er superfint, når hele branchen er samlet på ét sted, selv om jeg ikke kan fordrage Berlin.
  It is really nice that the entire trade is gathered in one place, although I despise Berlin.
- 2012, Rikke Nielsen, Dorte Kvist, Til sidste fløjt, Art People, →ISBN, page 8:
  En supersød pige på alder med mig, som klarer sig godt på holdet.
  A very nice girl my age, who is doing well on the team.
super-
Synonym: over-

Antonym: sub-

Synonyms

herre-
mega-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with super-

References

“super-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Prefix

super-

super-

Derived terms

Esperanto

Etymology

Prefix form of super (“above, over”), in imitation of Latin super-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuper/
Rhymes: -uper
Hyphenation: su‧per

Prefix

super-

super-, over-, hyper-

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with super-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English super-), ultimately from Latin super-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuper-/, [ˈs̠upe̞r-]

Prefix

super-

(usually in loanwords) super-

Usage notes

As curiosity, "Superman", is Teräsmies (“Steel-man”) in Finnish.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Anagrams

persu, perus, perus-, purse

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ/

Prefix

super-

super-, over-

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

super-
Synonym: über-

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

super-, over-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with super-

superspecializzazione

Anagrams

pruse, ruspe, sprue

Latin

Etymology

See super.

Prefix

super-

super-; over, above

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

super-

References

“super-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with super-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

super-

References

“super-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with super-

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /su.pɛr/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -upɛr
Syllabification: su‧per-
Homophone: super

Prefix

super-

super-
‎super- + ‎mocarstwo → ‎supermocarstwo

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with super-

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre- and, more distantly, of hiper-.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peʁ/ [ˌsu.peh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peʁ/ [ˌsu.peχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɛɾ/

Prefix

super-

super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position)
super- (relating to superheroes)
- 1991 November, Mauricio de Sousa, “DUELO em QUADRINHOS [Comics duel]”, in Cebolinha (Turma da Mônica), number 59, São Paulo: Editora Globo, panel 5, page 3, column 2:
  ESTOU BOLANDO UMA HISTÓLIA EM QUADLINHOS COM O MEU PELSONAGEM, O SUPER-HIPELEXTLA!
  I'm coming up with a comic for my character Superhyperextra!