supersum

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Latin

Etymology

super- +‎ sum

Pronunciation

Verb

supersum (present infinitive superesse, perfect active superfuī, future participle superfutūrus); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle

  1. to remain, to still remain, to be left, left over
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.567:
      “Iamque adeō super ūnus eram .”
      “And now indeed only I was left .”
      (Tmesis: “super” separated from “eram.”)
  2. to survive (usually + dative)
    Synonyms: vīvō, supervīvō
    cladi superesse ― to survive the disaster
  3. to be in abundance, to abound
    Synonyms: abundō, flōreō, niteō, affluō, superfluō
    Antonyms: careō, egeō, dēsum, dēlinquō, deficiō, cessō
  4. to be superfluous
  5. to support, advocate (for), defend

Use

Despite there being a passive for "to survive" in English, this verb is a completely active verb. Therefore, "to be survived" is expressed by reversing the subject and object.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of supersum (highly irregular, suppletive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present supersum superes superest supersumus superestis supersunt
imperfect supereram supererās supererat supererāmus supererātis supererant
future supererō supereris,
superere 		supererit supererimus supereritis supererunt
perfect superfuī superfuistī superfuit superfuimus superfuistis superfuērunt,
superfuēre
pluperfect superfueram superfuerās superfuerat superfuerāmus superfuerātis superfuerant
future perfect superfuerō superfueris superfuerit superfuerimus superfueritis superfuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present supersim supersīs supersit supersīmus supersītis supersint
imperfect superessem,
superforem 		superessēs,
superforēs 		superesset,
superforet 		superessēmus,
superforēmus 		superessētis,
superforētis 		superessent,
superforent
perfect superfuerim superfuerīs superfuerit superfuerīmus superfuerītis superfuerint
pluperfect superfuissem superfuissēs superfuisset superfuissēmus superfuissētis superfuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — superes — — supereste —
future — superestō superestō — superestōte supersuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives superesse superfuisse superfutūrum esse,
superfore 		— — —
participles — — superfutūrus — — —

References

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