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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
supero
- first-person singular present indicative of superar
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin superus.
Adjective
supero (feminine supera, masculine plural superi, feminine plural supere)
- higher
- superior
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
supero
- 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
Verb
superō (present infinitive superāre, perfect active superāvī, supine superātum); first conjugation
- to surmount, rise over, rise above, go over, ascend, overtop, mount
- to go over, pass over, surpass, exceed, traverse
- Synonyms: praetereō, trānsgredior, trānseō, praeferō, trānsmittō, peragō, intrō
- to be superior, surpass, exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, be in excess, have the upper hand
- Synonyms: praepolleō, praestō, exsuperō
- to be abundant, overflow
- to overcome, overpower, conquer, subdue
- Synonyms: subigō, subiciō, dēvincō, vincō, pācō, conquestō, expugnō, domō, prōflīgō, ēvincō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, fundō
- 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 Creüsa, survive? And the child, Ascanius?’”
(Venus reminds Aeneas to return to his own family.)
Conjugation
indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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superō
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superās
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superat
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superāmus
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superātis
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superant
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imperfect
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superābam
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superābās
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superābat
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superābāmus
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superābātis
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superābant
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future
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superābō
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superābis
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superābit
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superābimus
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superābitis
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superābunt
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perfect
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superāvī
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superāvistī, superāstī1
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superāvit, superāt1
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superāvimus, superāmus1
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superāvistis, superāstis1
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superāvērunt, superārunt, superāvēre1
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pluperfect
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superāveram, superāram1
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superāverās, superārās1
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superāverat, superārat1
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superāverāmus, superārāmus1
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superāverātis, superārātis1
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superāverant, superārant1
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future perfect
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superāverō, superārō1
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superāveris, superāris1
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superāverit, superārit1
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superāverimus, superārimus1
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superāveritis, superāritis1
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superāverint, superārint1
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passive
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present
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superor
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superāris, superāre
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superātur
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superāmur
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superāminī
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superantur
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imperfect
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superābar
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superābāris, superābāre
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superābātur
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superābāmur
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superābāminī
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superābantur
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future
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superābor
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superāberis, superābere
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superābitur
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superābimur
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superābiminī
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superābuntur
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perfect
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superātus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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superātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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superātus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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superem
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superēs
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superet
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superēmus
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superētis
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superent
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imperfect
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superārem
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superārēs
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superāret
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superārēmus
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superārētis
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superārent
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perfect
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superāverim, superārim1
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superāverīs, superārīs1
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superāverit, superārit1
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superāverīmus, superārīmus1
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superāverītis, superārītis1
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superāverint, superārint1
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pluperfect
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superāvissem, superāssem1
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superāvissēs, superāssēs1
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superāvisset, superāsset1
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superāvissēmus, superāssēmus1
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superāvissētis, superāssētis1
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superāvissent, superāssent1
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passive
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present
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superer
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superēris, superēre
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superētur
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superēmur
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superēminī
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superentur
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imperfect
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superārer
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superārēris, superārēre
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superārētur
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superārēmur
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superārēminī
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superārentur
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perfect
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superātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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superātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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superā
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—
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—
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superāte
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—
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future
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—
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superātō
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superātō
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—
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superātōte
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superantō
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passive
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present
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—
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superāre
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—
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—
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superāminī
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—
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future
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—
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superātor
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superātor
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—
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—
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superantor
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superāre
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superārī
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superāns
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—
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superātūrum esse
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superātum īrī
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superātūrus
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superandus
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superāvisse, superāsse1
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superātum esse
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—
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superātus
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—
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superātum fore
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—
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—
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superātūrum fuisse
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—
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—
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—
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superandī
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superandō
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superandum
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superandō
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superātum
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superātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Derived terms
Descendants
Borrowings:
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, 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
- Rhymes: -ɛɾu
- Hyphenation: su‧pe‧ro
Verb
supero
- first-person singular present indicative of superar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suˈpeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: su‧pe‧ro
Verb
supero
- first-person singular present indicative of superar