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
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