supero

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See also: superó and superò

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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supero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of superar

Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin superus.

Adjective

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

  1. higher
  2. superior
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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supero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of superare

Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to surmount, rise over, rise above, go over, ascend, overtop, mount
  2. to go over, pass over, surpass, exceed, traverse
    Synonyms: praetereō, trānsgredior, trānseō, praeferō, trānsmittō, peragō, intrō
  3. to be superior, surpass, exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, be in excess, have the upper hand
    Synonyms: praepolleō, praestō, exsuperō
  4. to be abundant, overflow
  5. to overcome, overpower, conquer, subdue
    Synonyms: subigō, subiciō, dēvincō, vincō, pācō, conquestō, expugnō, domō, prōflīgō, ēvincō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, fundō
  6. to remain; to be left, left over, or left alone; to survive; to be safe, to be spared
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.596–598:
      “‘Nōn prius aspiciēs ubi fessum aetāte parentem
      līqueris Anchīsēn; superet coniūnxne Creūsā,
      Ascaniusque puer?’”
      “‘First, why don't you see where you left your father, Anchises, weary with age? Does [your wife,] Creüsa, survive? And the child, Ascanius?’”
      (Venus reminds Aeneas to return to his own family.)

Conjugation

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   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

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Descendants

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  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: shupãr, shupãrari
    • Romanian: supăra, supărare

Borrowings:

References

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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supero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of superar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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supero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of superar