supra-

See also: supra

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s(j)uː.pɹə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /su.pɹə/

Prefix

supra-

1. Above, over, on top; (anatomy, medicine) superior
2. Greater than, transcending
3. (augmentative) Intensely, extremely, or exceptional

Synonyms

• (above): on-, en-, epi-, super-, sur-, hyper-
• (augmentative): super-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand

Antonyms

• infra-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with supra-

Related terms

• hyper-
• intra-
• inter-
• trans-

Translations

above, over, on top

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 超- (ciu¹)

• Spanish: supra- (es)

References

• “supra-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “supra-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• praus

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuprɑ-/, [ˈs̠uprɑ̝-]

Prefix

supra-

1. supra-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with supra-

Anagrams

• puras, rapsu

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

1. supra-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with supra-

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

1. supra-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with supra-

Anagrams

• ruspa

Latin

Etymology

From the preposition suprā.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.praː/, [ˈs̠ʊpräː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.pra/, [ˈsuːprä]

Prefix

supra-

1. over

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with supra-

Descendants

• Italian: sopra-, sopr- (before some vowels), sovra-
• → English: supra-
• → Italian: supra-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

1. supra-

Derived terms

• suprafluiditet
• supraleder

See also

• super-

References

• “supra-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “supra-” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

1. supra-

Derived terms

• suprafluiditet

See also

• super-

References

• “supra-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

1. supra-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with supra-

Further reading

• “supra-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28