super-

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)upəː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsupəɹ/
• Hyphenation: su‧per-

super-

1. located above; (anatomy) superior in position

   superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from ^[1])

2. a more inclusive category

   supercategory, superfamily, superculture

3. beyond, over, or upon

   supernatural, superhuman, supersonic

4. greater than in quantity

   superwavelength, supersynchronous, superrotation

5. excessive; exceptionally large in quantity

   superphosphate, superhydration

6. superior in title or status

   superintendent, supervisor

7. superior in power or potency

   supervolcano, supercow, superantigen, superpotent

8. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional

   superbenevolent, superblizzard, superquiet, supersharp, superbright

9. (physics) regarding supersymmetry

   superparticle, superpartner, superWIMP

10. (fiction) regarding superheroes

    superheroic

• (above): on-, en-, epi-, supra-, sur-, hyper-
• (inclusive): hyper-, meta-
• (beyond): trans-, ultra-
• (more than): pleo-
• (excessive): over-, hyper-
• (powerful): forti-, mega-
• (augmentative): supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great

• infra-
• sub-

• super

• “super-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “super-”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

• sprue, Rupes, Pre-Us, re-ups, pures, Prues, Purse, purse, reups, rupes, puers

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-.

super-

1. super-

• “super-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “super-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “super-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “super-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ultimately from Latin super-.

super-

1. super-

• “super-”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “super-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• super- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

super-

1. (informal) very
   • 2012, C.J. Box, Tre uger endnu, Klim, →ISBN:

     Det er superfint, når hele branchen er samlet på ét sted, selv om jeg ikke kan fordrage Berlin.

     It is really nice that the entire trade is gathered in one place, although I despise Berlin.

   • 2012, Rikke Nielsen, Dorte Kvist, Til sidste fløjt, Art People, →ISBN, page 8:

     En supersød pige på alder med mig, som klarer sig godt på holdet.

     A very nice girl my age, who is doing well on the team.

• herre-
• mega-

• Audio:

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super-

1. super-

From Latin super-.

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -uper
• Hyphenation: su‧per

super-

1. super-

Internationalism (see English super-), ultimately from Latin super-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuper-/,

super-

1. super-

• As curiosity, "Superman", is Teräsmies (“Steel-man”) in Finnish.

• erikois-
• yli-

• “super-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• persu, perus, perus-, purse

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-.

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ/

super-

1. super-, over-

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

super-

1. super-, over-

• pruse, ruspe, sprue

See super.

super-

1. super-; over, above

Ultimately from Latin super-.

super-

1. super-

• supra-

• “super-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Ultimately from Latin super-.

super-

1. super-

• supra-

• “super-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

• IPA^(key): /su.pɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -upɛr
• Syllabification:
• Homophone: super

super-

1. super-

   ‎super- + ‎mocarstwo → ‎supermocarstwo

• nad-

• super- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre- and, more distantly, of hiper-.

super-

1. super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position)
2. super- (relating to superheroes)

• sobre
• super

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-.

• IPA^(key): /supeɾ/
• Syllabification: su‧per-

super-

1. super-, over-

• “super-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10