supernus

Latin

Etymology

From super (“above, over”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /suˈper.nus/, [s̠ʊˈpɛrnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /suˈper.nus/, [suˈpɛrnus]

Adjective

supernus (feminine superna, neuter supernum, adverb superne); first/second-declension adjective

1. upper, that is located above
2. celestial, supernal, lofty
3. (figuratively) northern

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	supernus	superna	supernum		supernī	supernae	superna
Genitive	supernī	supernae	supernī		supernōrum	supernārum	supernōrum
Dative	supernō		supernō		supernīs
Accusative	supernum	supernam	supernum		supernōs	supernās	superna
Ablative	supernō	supernā	supernō		supernīs
Vocative	superne	superna	supernum		supernī	supernae	superna

Derived terms

• supernas
• supernē
• supernitās

Related terms

• super
• superāns
• superō

Descendants

• English: supernal
• French: supernel
• Italian: superno

Noun

supernus m (genitive supernī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) heaven-dweller, God
2. (military) a sword thrust made over the top of an opponent's shield

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	supernus	supernī
Genitive	supernī	supernōrum
Dative	supernō	supernīs
Accusative	supernum	supernōs
Ablative	supernō	supernīs
Vocative	superne	supernī

References

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