superbe

See also: supèrbe and süperbe

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁb/

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin superbus.

Adjective

superbe (plural superbes)

1. superb; excellent, impressive
2. haughty

   Synonym: hautin

Derived terms

• télékie superbe
• yucca superbe

Noun

superbe m or f by sense (plural superbes)

1. proud, arrogant person

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin superbia.

Noun

superbe f (uncountable)

1. pride, arrogance

   Synonyms: orgueil, arrogance

Further reading

• “superbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

superbe

1. inflection of superb:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

superbe

1. feminine plural of superbo

Latin

Etymology 1

superbus (“proud, superb; excellent, splendid; arrogant, haughty”) +‎ -ē (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives)

Adverb

superbē (comparative superbius, superlative superbissimē)

1. (in a good sense) proudly, superbly; excellently, splendidly, brilliantly, magnificently
2. (in a bad sense) arrogantly, haughtily
   • c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 47.17:

     Quārē nōn est quod fastīdiōsī istī tē dēterreant quōminus servīs tuīs hilarem tē praestēs et nōn superbē superiōrem; cōlant potius tē quam timeant.

     Therefore there is no reason for those arrogant people to deter you from being affable and not haughtily superior to your slaves; let them respect you rather than fear you.

Related terms

• superbia
• superbiō
• superbiter
• superbus

Etymology 2

Adjective

superbe

1. vocative masculine singular of superbus

References

• “superbe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “superbe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “superbe”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.