supero

See also: superó and superò

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /suˈpe.ɾo/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /suˈpe.ɾu/

Verb

supero

1. first-person singular present indicative form of superar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.pe.ro/
• Rhymes: -upero
• Hyphenation: sù‧pe‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin superus.

Adjective

supero (feminine supera, masculine plural superi, feminine plural supere)

1. higher
2. superior

Related terms

• superare
• superiore

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

supero

1. first-person singular present indicative of superare

Further reading

• supero in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• supero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• supero in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• sùpero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

Etymology

From superus (“above”), from super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *upér (“over, above”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.pe.roː/, [ˈs̠ʊpɛroː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.pe.ro/, [ˈsuːpero]

Verb

superō (present infinitive superāre, perfect active superāvī, supine superātum); first conjugation

1. I surmount, rise over, rise above, go over, ascend, overtop, mount
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.: 317:

     superantque cacūmina nūbēs.

     and the peaks rise above the clouds.

2. I go over, pass over, surpass, exceed, traverse

   Synonyms: praetereō, trānsgredior, trānseō, praeferō, trānsmittō, peragō, intrō

3. I am superior, surpass, exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, am in excess, have the upper hand

   Synonyms: praepolleō, praestō, exsuperō

4. I am abundant, overflow
5. I overcome, overpower, conquer, subdue

   Synonyms: subigō, subiciō, dēvincō, vincō, conquestō, expugnō, domō, prōflīgō, ēvincō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, fundō

6. I remain, I am left, I am left over, I survive

Conjugation

Conjugation of superō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	superō	superās	superat	superāmus	superātis	superant
	imperfect	superābam	superābās	superābat	superābāmus	superābātis	superābant
	future	superābō	superābis	superābit	superābimus	superābitis	superābunt
	perfect	superāvī	superāvistī, superāstī1	superāvit, superāt1	superāvimus, superāmus1	superāvistis, superāstis1	superāvērunt, superāvēre, superārunt1
	pluperfect	superāveram, superāram1	superāverās, superārās1	superāverat, superārat1	superāverāmus, superārāmus1	superāverātis, superārātis1	superāverant, superārant1
	future perfect	superāverō, superārō1	superāveris, superāris1	superāverit, superārit1	superāverimus, superārimus1	superāveritis, superāritis1	superāverint, superārint1
passive	present	superor	superāris, superāre	superātur	superāmur	superāminī	superantur
	imperfect	superābar	superābāris, superābāre	superābātur	superābāmur	superābāminī	superābantur
	future	superābor	superāberis, superābere	superābitur	superābimur	superābiminī	superābuntur
	perfect	superātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	superātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	superātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	superem	superēs	superet	superēmus	superētis	superent
	imperfect	superārem	superārēs	superāret	superārēmus	superārētis	superārent
	perfect	superāverim, superārim1	superāverīs, superārīs1	superāverit, superārit1	superāverīmus, superārīmus1	superāverītis, superārītis1	superāverint, superārint1
	pluperfect	superāvissem, superāssem1	superāvissēs, superāssēs1	superāvisset, superāsset1	superāvissēmus, superāssēmus1	superāvissētis, superāssētis1	superāvissent, superāssent1
passive	present	superer	superēris, superēre	superētur	superēmur	superēminī	superentur
	imperfect	superārer	superārēris, superārēre	superārētur	superārēmur	superārēminī	superārentur
	perfect	superātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	superātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	superā	—	—	superāte	—
	future	—	superātō	superātō	—	superātōte	superantō
passive	present	—	superāre	—	—	superāminī	—
	future	—	superātor	superātor	—	—	superantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		superāre	superāvisse, superāsse1	superātūrum esse	superārī	superātum esse	superātum īrī
participles		superāns	—	superātūrus	—	superātus	superandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		superandī	superandō	superandum	superandō	superātum	superātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• superāmentum
• superāns
• superātiō
• superātor

 

Descendants

• Aromanian: shupãr, shupãrari
• Catalan: sobrar
• → Catalan: superar
• → English: superate
• → Friulian: superâ
• Italian: soprare
• → Italian: superare
• Occitan: sobrar
• Portuguese: sobrar
• → Portuguese: superar
• Romanian: supăra, supărare
• Spanish: sobrar
• → Spanish: superar

References

• “supero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “supero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• supero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to cross the Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines: superare Alpes, Pyrenaeum, Apenninum (both always in the sing.)
    
  • the water is up to, is above, the chest: aqua pectus aequat, superat
    
  • to double a cape: promunturium superare
    
  • to be defeated in fight, lose the battle: proelio vinci, superari, inferiorem, victum discedere
    
  • to double an island, cape: superare insulam, promunturium
    
  • (ambiguous) heavenly things; earthly things: supera et caelestia; humana et citerioria
    

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈpɛ.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ɛɾu
• Hyphenation: su‧pe‧ro

Verb

supero

1. first-person singular present indicative of superar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈpeɾo/ [suˈpe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: su‧pe‧ro

Verb

supero

1. first-person singular present indicative of superar